,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #c1        
#bjag,ms4 ,barragn 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,lee1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4                
,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4      
,soto1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,evans1 and 
,mr4 ,ellison7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,mineral ,leasing 
,act to create a buffer in between oil  
and gas drilling operations and homes1  
businesses1 schools1 and other buildings
 that require special protection1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,no      
,drilling in ,our ,backyards ,act4  #b4 
,buffer from oil and gas drilling       
operations ,the ,mineral ,leasing ,act  
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 is amended 
by--  7#a7 redesignating section #dd as 
section #de2 and  7#b7 inserting after  
section #dd the following3  #de4 ,buffer
 from oil and gas drilling operations   

,the ,secretary of the ,interior may not
 issue a permit for any oil and gas     
drilling operation that is located      
within #a1ejj feet from a home1         
business1 school1 or other building that
 requires special protection1 as        
determined by the ,secretary4  4