Urging the United States Congress and the Trump administration to reverse the outgoing presidential administration's administrative decision to ban offshore oil and gas leasing and to safeguard the state and national economy, energy security, and interests.

This Alaska state resolution (HJR 2) urges the U.S. Congress and the incoming Trump administration to reverse the Biden administration's decision to withdraw approximately 625 million acres of federal offshore land from oil and gas leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953. It directly affects Alaska's economy, energy security, and jobs by opposing the withdrawal of areas near Alaska's coast and Cook Inlet, where the state cites current energy shortages and reliance on costly LNG imports. The resolution requests federal action to restore offshore leasing opportunities and balance energy policy to support "affordable energy, family-supporting jobs, and national security." As a non-binding resolution, it does not change federal policy but formally requests the federal government reverse this administrative decision.