US Congress House Joint Resolution 70 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior regarding requirements for exploratory drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf. This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management titled "Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf." The rule published in the Federal Register on July 15, 2016, limits exploration of oil and gas resources in the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf.

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior regarding requirements for exploratory drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf.

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]	Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]	Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2017-02-09	House	Introduced in House

HJR34 (Same As) 2017-01-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
HJR47 (Same As) 2017-01-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-joint-resolution/70/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hjres70/BILLS-115hjres70ih.pdf