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H.R. 3632: Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015

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H.R. 3632: Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-09-28 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-09-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015

Plain 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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Official text

Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · 49 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Paul Tonko (D-NY), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), William R. Keating (D-MA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3632 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114