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S. 1445

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Summary

S. 1445, the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 10, 2025 by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Apr 10, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Record

Text

S. 1445 has 6 co-sponsors.

sb1445/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1445 IS: Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-04-10
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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. 1445  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   April 10, 2025   Mr. Merkley  (for himself,  Mr. Markey ,  Mr. Blumenthal ,  Mr. Wyden ,  Mr. Sanders , and  Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources    A BILL
To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in Arctic areas of the outer Continental Shelf
Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(q)
Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in Arctic areas of the outer Continental Shelf
(1)
Definition of Arctic
In this subsection, the term  Arctic  has the meaning given the term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 ( 15 U.S.C. 4111 ).
(2)
Prohibition
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue or extend a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral on Arctic areas of the outer Continental Shelf.
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Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-04-10
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.

Sponsors

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) sponsors S. 1445, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1445 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Apr 10, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S. 1445 has taken 2 actions since Apr 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 10, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Apr 10, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1445 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1445, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1445 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 30 registered lobbyists who named S. 1445 in 16 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 Natural Resources, Budget/Appropriations, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Energy/Nuclear, Immigration, Science/Technology, Animals, Environment/Superfund.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
OCEAN CONSERVANCY—District of Columbia16—
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE—District of Columbia15—
OCEANA INC—District of Columbia14—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
OCEAN CONSERVANCY16—
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE15—
OCEANA, INC.14—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 30.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CAITLIN HART116
KATHERINE TSANTIRIS116
NAYYIR RANSOME116
SARA WANOUS116
CASSIE FERRI115
CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL115
DANIEL MOSS115
MARY BEETHAM115
TAYLOR RUSH115
MICHAEL MESSMER114
RACHAEL DEWITT114
ROBERT DEWEY114
TAYLOR MANN114
COURTNEY MILLEY112
AMERICA FITZPATRICK111
CHLOE PARAVICINI111
DARIEN DAVIS111
DAVID SHADBURN111
DOUGLAS LINDNER111
ELIANA KOSOVA111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS2025 second_quarter$290K2nd Quarter - Report
OCEANA INCOCEANA, INC.2026 second_quarter$280K2nd Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2026 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2026 second_quarter$260K2nd Quarter - Report
OCEANA INCOCEANA, INC.2025 third_quarter$260K3rd Quarter - Report
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2025 second_quarter$225.7K2nd Quarter - Report
OCEANA INCOCEANA, INC.2025 second_quarter$210K2nd Quarter - Report
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2026 first_quarter$202K1st Quarter - Report
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2025 third_quarter$202K3rd Quarter - Report
OCEANA INCOCEANA, INC.2026 first_quarter$200K1st Quarter - Report
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2025 third_quarter$179K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2025 fourth_quarter$143K4th Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 second_quarter$110K2nd Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2026 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 third_quarter$80K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1445 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1445’s is Energy.

s1445/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com