HR 6285 United States House · 118th Congress

Alaska’s Right to Produce Act of 2023

HR 6285, the Alaska’s Right to Produce Act of 2023, requires the federal government to reissue canceled oil and gas leases on six specific tracts (16, 17, 24, 26, 27, and 30) in Alaska’s Coastal Plain. It mandates the Secretary of the Interior to accept the highest valid bids from January 2021 within 30 days and issue leases by December 2024, while blocking new environmental reviews for the program. The bill also nullifies federal actions that paused leasing, including a 2023 BLM rule and a 2021 Secretarial Order, and restricts judicial review of related approvals. This directly affects oil companies that bid on the canceled leases and the Bureau of Land Management, requiring them to proceed under the 2020 Record of Decision.

Issues: ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2023

Committee Review

May 2024

House Passage

May 2024

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Nov 8, 2023 Last action May 2, 2024

Floor votes · House May 1, 2024

How they voted

214–199

Passed · 16 other

Total votes 429

May 1, 2024

D Democratic212

5 Yea 198 Nay 9

93% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican216

208 Yea 1 Nay 7

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

May 2, 2024

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

upper

May 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 214 - 199, 2 Present (Roll no. 174). (text: CR H2804-2805)

lower

May 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 214 - 199, 2 Present (Roll no. 174). (text: CR H2804-2805)

lower

May 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

Ms. Castor (FL) moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H2813-2814)

lower

May 1, 2024

Introduced

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1173, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stauber amendment No. 1.

lower

Apr 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1173 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 615, H.R. 2925, H.R. 3195, H.R. 764, H.R. 3397, H.R. 6285 and H.R. 6090. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 615, H.R. 2925, H.R. 3195, H.R. 764, H.R. 3397, and H.R. 6090 under a closed rule, and H.R. 6285 under a structured rule. The rule provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.

lower

Apr 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-463.

lower

Dec 6, 2023

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17.

lower

Dec 6, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Dec 6, 2023

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged

lower

Nov 29, 2023

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Hearings Held

lower

Nov 28, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

lower

Nov 8, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

lower

Nov 8, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 16 co-sponsors