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Jared Huffman (D-CA)

Arctic Refuge Protection Act

H.R. 3067 · House bill Public Lands and Natural Resources

A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 109 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Arctic Refuge Protection Act," seeks to amend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It aims to repeal the existing oil and gas program within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Additionally, the bill proposes to designate approximately 1,559,538 acres of the Arctic coastal plain in Alaska as wilderness. This area would become a part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The goal is to preserve the extraordinary natural ecosystems for the good of present and future generations.

Yes

  • Scored +10

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill designates approximately 1,559,538 acres of the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness to protect extraordinary natural ecosystems.

  • Scored +3

    Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?

    The bill prevents future oil and gas extraction in the Arctic coastal plain.

The opposite

  • Scored -7

    Does this reduce how much oil, gas and coal is produced?

    The bill repeals the existing oil and gas program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

  • Scored -5

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    The repeal of the oil and gas program may negatively impact local economic activity in rural Alaska.