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S. 104

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Summary

S. 104, the Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 15, 2025 by Sen. Ted Cruz (R). It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jan 15, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


Record

Text

S. 104 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb104/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S104 IS: Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act
U.S. Senate
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.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 104 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act .
2.
Rescission 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 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.

Tracker

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

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jan 15, 2025

sb104/introduced-in-senate.md

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

Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act

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

Sen. Ted Cruz (R) sponsors S. 104 alone.

Committees

S. 104 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Jan 15, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S. 104 has taken 2 actions since Jan 15, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 15, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 104 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 104 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act — Display Title
  • Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to rescind Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named S. 104 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. 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 Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Immigration, Natural Resources.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDistrict of Columbia11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE11

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 104 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 104’s is Energy.

s104/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

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