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Jan 15, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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<p><strong>Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act</strong></p><p>This bill nullifies two presidential memoranda that were published on January 6, 2025, including (1) the <em>Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing,</em> relating to the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, and Pacific areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); and (2) the <em>Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing,</em> relating to the Bering Sea areas of the OCS. The memoranda prohibited the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from issuing offshore leases for the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil or natural gas in those areas.</p><p>This bill reverses the withdrawal to allow BOEM to issue leases in those areas.</p>
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Jan 15, 2025
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 104 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 104
To rescind Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of
the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 15, 2025
Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To rescind Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of
the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 104 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 104
To rescind Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of
the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 15, 2025
Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To rescind Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of
the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Overturn Biden's Offshore Energy Ban
Act''.
SEC. 2.
CERTAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.
The following Presidential memoranda shall have no force or effect:
(1) The Presidential memorandum entitled ``Memorandum on
the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer
Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing'', and dated
January 6, 2025, relating to the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, and
Pacific areas of the outer Continental Shelf.
(2) The Presidential memorandum entitled ``Memorandum on
the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer
Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing'', and dated
January 6, 2025, relating to the Bering Sea areas of the outer
Continental Shelf.
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The following Presidential memoranda shall have no force or effect:
(1) The Presidential memorandum entitled ``Memorandum on
the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer
Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing'', and dated
January 6, 2025, relating to the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, and
Pacific areas of the outer Continental Shelf.
(2) The Presidential memorandum entitled ``Memorandum on
the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer
Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing'', and dated
January 6, 2025, relating to the Bering Sea areas of the outer
Continental Shelf.
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