ANWR Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1726 To provide that an order or action by the President or the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium on oil and gas leasing shall not take effect without the express approval of Congress. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 9, 2021 Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. STAUBER, and Mrs. BOEBERT) in- troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat- ural Resources A BILL To provide that an order or action by the President or the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium on oil and gas leasing shall not take effect without the express approval of Congress. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘America Needs Worth- 4 while Resources Act’’ or the ‘‘ANWR Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:29 May 03, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1726.IH H1726 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1726 IH SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF ORDERS. 1 Any order or action by the President or the Secretary 2 of the Interior that has the effect of placing a moratorium 3 on oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Ref- 4 uge shall have no force or effect unless— 5 (1) the order or action is submitted to Con- 6 gress; and 7 (2) a joint resolution that approves the order or 8 action is enacted by Congress. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:29 May 03, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1726.IH H1726 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS