119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 15, 2025
To nullify the Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing.
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Latest action (Jan 15, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Energy
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 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.
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 408 - To nullify presidential memoranda withdrawing certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf from oil and gas leasing S 104 - To nullify presidential memoranda…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 18, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$250,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 408 - To nullify presidential memoranda withdrawing certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf from oil and gas leasing S 104 - To nullify presidential memoranda…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 408 - To nullify presidential memoranda withdrawing certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf from oil and gas leasing S 104 - To nullify presidential memoranda…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$250,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 408 - To nullify presidential memoranda withdrawing certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf from oil and gas leasing S 104 - To nullify presidential memoranda…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 408 - To nullify presidential memoranda withdrawing certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf from oil and gas leasing S 104 - To nullify presidential memoranda…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$140,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 408 - To nullify presidential memoranda withdrawing certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf from oil and gas leasing S 104 - To nullify presidential memoranda…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · lobbying firm or registrant: DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 17, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
…6/S. 537 - Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025 S. 104 - Overturn Bidens Offshore Energy Ban Act S. 109 - Offshore Energy Security Act of 2025 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. H.R. 513 - Offshore…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing