Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
The bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to add a new subsection that prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing or extending any lease or authorization for exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or other minerals on Arctic areas of the outer Continental Shelf. "Arctic" is defined by reference to the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984.
Left emphasizes climate and ecosystem protection; right emphasizes energy access and jobs.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise and direct statutory prohibition that amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to bar the issuance or extension of leases or other authorizations for oil, gas, or other minerals in Arctic areas of the outer Continental Shelf.
The bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to add a new subsection that prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing or extending any lease or authorization for exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or other minerals on Arctic areas of the outer Continental Shelf. "Arctic" is defined by reference to the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984.
Technically simple and narrowly focused, but politically sensitive energy implications and lack of compromise features reduce prospects.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise and direct statutory prohibition that amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to bar the issuance or extension of leases or other authorizations for oil, gas, or other minerals in Arctic areas of the outer Continental Shelf. It clearly identifies the responsible official and the operative legal command and cites an existing statutory definition for "Arctic."
Left emphasizes climate and ecosystem protection; right emphasizes energy access and jobs.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Left emphasizes climate and ecosystem protection; right emphasizes energy access and jobs.
Likely strongly supportive as a clear legal ban on Arctic offshore fossil fuel leasing that advances climate and conservation goals.
Views the prohibition as precautionary alongside protections for Indigenous subsistence and fragile ecosystems.
Generally favorable but cautious — supports environmental protection while worrying about economic, legal, and energy supply tradeoffs.
Wants clear implementation details and mitigation for affected workers and leaseholders.
Likely opposed as an unnecessary federal ban that restricts resource development, risks jobs and energy independence, and expands federal regulatory reach.
May view as poor economic policy.
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Technically simple and narrowly focused, but politically sensitive energy implications and lack of compromise features reduce prospects.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Left emphasizes climate and ecosystem protection; right emphasizes energy access and jobs.
Technically simple and narrowly focused, but politically sensitive energy implications and lack of compromise features reduce prospects.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise and direct statutory prohibition that amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to bar the issuance or extension of leases or other authorizations for…
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