H.R. 544 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 544 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2021Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Casten, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Welch, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Foster, Mr. Takano, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Soto, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Scott of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2021. 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. .