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S. 985 (115th)

A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022.

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Introduced

27 April 2017

Last action

27 April 2017 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Sponsors

Edward Markey, Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Bernie Sanders, Maggie Hassan, Patty Murray, Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Jeanne Shaheen, Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11], Ron Wyden, John Reed, Jeff Merkley, Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Gary Peters, Christopher Coons, Tammy Duckworth

Subjects

Energy, Taxation

Source updated

24 March 2026

Energy · Taxation

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Summary

This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from revising the approved Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for FY2017-FY2022. (Interior approved the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's proposed final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for FY2017-FY2022 on January 17, 2017.)

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Timeline

  1. 27 April 2017

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 April 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

Documents

3 official files

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Sources

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