[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 309 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 309

               To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2019

Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
 Quigley, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Soto, Mr. Tonko, 
 Mr. Welch, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Pingree, Mr. McEachin, 
and Ms. Bonamici) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
               To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN ARCTIC OCEAN AREAS OF THE 
              OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.

    Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Arctic Planning Area of 
the Outer Continental Shelf.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not 
issue or renew 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.''.
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