{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-408","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":408,"title":"To nullify the Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-15","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"A000375","fullName":"Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]","party":"R","state":"TX","district":19}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-01-15","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources."},"policyArea":"Energy","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-01-15","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong></strong>This bill nullifies two presidential memoranda that were published on January 6, 2025, including (1) the <em>Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing,</em> relating to the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, and Pacific areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); and (2) the <em>Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Oil or Natural Gas Leasing,</em> relating to&nbsp;the Bering Sea areas of the OCS. The memoranda&nbsp;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.</p><p>This bill reverses the withdrawal to allow&nbsp;BOEM to issue leases in&nbsp;those areas.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-18T00:05:34Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":8004,"ts":"2026-08-29T10:58:38.755Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=To%20nullify%20the%20Presidential%20memoranda%20on%20the%20withdrawal%20of%20c"}]}}