Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015

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Introduced

28 September 2015

Last action

16 October 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Sponsors

Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]

Subjects

Energy, Climate

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5 December 2025

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Summary

Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015 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.

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Timeline

28 September 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
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28 September 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
28 September 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 October 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017
related to → Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015
related to ← West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2015

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3632
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