Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1445 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1445 To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN ARCTIC AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Arctic Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf.-- ``(1) Definition of arctic.--In this…