US Congress Senate Bill 991 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Introduced on May 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 This bill declares that it is the policy of the United States that the Arctic Ocean should be managed for the best interests of the people of the United States, including by keeping fossil fuels in the ground to avoid the dangerous impacts of climate change. The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing or renewing a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the Arctic Ocean, including the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas.

Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB1784 (Related) 2017-04-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/991/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s991/BILLS-115s991is.pdf