United States · Bill · S
S. 1794 (114th)
Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015
Introduced
16 July 2015
Last action
16 July 2015 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Subjects
Energy, Climate
Source updated
24 March 2026
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
16 July 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
16 July 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 16 July 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015
- related to ← West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2015
- related to ← West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2015
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1794
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1794
- us · 114-s-1794 · source updated 24 March 2026