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Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act

USA119th CongressS-104| Senate 
| Updated: 1/15/2025
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "Overturn Biden's Offshore Energy Ban Act" , aims to reverse recent Presidential actions that restricted oil and natural gas leasing in various offshore areas. Its central provision is to rescind specific Presidential memoranda that withdrew significant portions of the Outer Continental Shelf from energy development, thereby seeking to expand access for fossil fuel extraction. The legislation specifically targets two Presidential memoranda, both dated January 6, 2025, which had designated areas in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, Pacific, and Bering Sea as off-limits for oil and natural gas leasing. By declaring these memoranda to have no force or effect, the bill intends to eliminate these prohibitions and potentially reopen these regions for future energy exploration and production activities.
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Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 15, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • January 15, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 15, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy

Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act

USA119th CongressS-104| Senate 
| Updated: 1/15/2025
This bill, titled the "Overturn Biden's Offshore Energy Ban Act" , aims to reverse recent Presidential actions that restricted oil and natural gas leasing in various offshore areas. Its central provision is to rescind specific Presidential memoranda that withdrew significant portions of the Outer Continental Shelf from energy development, thereby seeking to expand access for fossil fuel extraction. The legislation specifically targets two Presidential memoranda, both dated January 6, 2025, which had designated areas in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, Pacific, and Bering Sea as off-limits for oil and natural gas leasing. By declaring these memoranda to have no force or effect, the bill intends to eliminate these prohibitions and potentially reopen these regions for future energy exploration and production activities.
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Timeline
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 15, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • January 15, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 15, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted