United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4246 (115th)
No Drilling in Our Backyards Act
Introduced
3 November 2017
Last action
14 November 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sponsors
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
No Drilling in Our Backyards Act This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing a permit for any oil and gas drilling operation that is located within 1,500 feet from a home, business, school, or other building that requires special protection.
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Timeline
3 November 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
3 November 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 November 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 November 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4246
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4246
- us · 115-hr-4246 · source updated 11 August 2025