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H.R. 408

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Summary

H.R. 408, to nullify the Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing, was introduced in the House on Jan 15, 2025 by Rep. Jodey Arrington (R). It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 408 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb408/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 408 IH: To nullify the Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-15
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 408  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 15, 2025   Mr. Arrington  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To nullify the Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing.
1.
Nullification of Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf
The following Presidential memoranda shall have no force or effect:
(1)
The Presidential Memorandum of January 6, 2025, titled  Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing  (relating to the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, and Pacific areas).
(2)
The Presidential Memorandum of January 6, 2025, titled  Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing  (relating to the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-15
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 15, 2025

hb408/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/15/2025)

This bill nullifies two presidential memoranda that were published on January 6, 2025, including (1) the Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing, relating to the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, and Pacific areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); and (2) the Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing, 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.

This bill reverses the withdrawal to allow BOEM to issue leases in those areas.

Sponsors

Rep. Jodey Arrington (R) sponsors H.R. 408 alone.

Committees

H.R. 408 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Jan 15, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 408 has taken 2 actions since Jan 15, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 15, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 408 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 408 goes by 2 titles.

  • To nullify the Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing. — Display Title
  • To nullify the Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 408 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Animals, Homeland Security, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA—District of Columbia15—
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA15—
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DANIEL NAATZ115
MALLORI MILLER115
RYAN ULLMAN115
CASSIE FERRI111
CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL111
DANIEL MOSS111
MARY BEETHAM111
ROBERT DEWEY111
TAYLOR RUSH111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$250K2nd Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$250K4th Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$180K1st Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$140K2nd Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$120K3rd Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 408 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 408’s is Energy.

hr408/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 408, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ARRINGTON:H.R. 408.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H186]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com