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HR 408 · in committee · significant

To nullify the Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing.

What this bill does

  • This bill cancels two presidential orders that banned oil and gas drilling in certain offshore areas.
  • Oil and gas companies and coastal communities are affected by changes to drilling permissions.
  • The bill takes effect immediately and allows the government to issue new drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, Pacific, and Bering Sea.

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  1. 01

    How would allowing new offshore drilling leases affect coastal communities' tourism and fishing industries compared to potential energy production benefits?

  2. 02

    What scientific evidence about environmental risks and climate impacts should Congress consider when deciding whether to open these previously protected ocean areas?

  3. 03

    Which groups would bear the costs of increased offshore drilling, and how do those costs compare to the economic gains for oil and gas companies?

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Sponsor · R-TX-19

Jodey C. Arrington

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Introduced 2025-01-15

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-01-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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