# 119-hr-408: To nullify the Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing.

119-hr-408, To nullify the Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-408
- Congress: 119
- Title: To nullify the Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil or natural gas leasing.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Restores federal authority to allow offshore oil and gas leasing in areas withdrawn by presidential memoranda.** This bill would nullify two Presidential memoranda issued January 6, 2025 that withdrew parts of the Outer Continental Shelf from oil and gas leasing. It reverses the withdrawals covering the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, Pacific, and the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area so the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management could issue offshore leases in those areas.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Would cancel memos blocking offshore leasing: mixed, medium. This bill would cancel two Presidential memoranda from January 6, 2025. Those memos withdrew parts of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf from oil and gas leasing. If enacted, Interior could consider leasing again in the Gulf, Atlantic, Pacific, and the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area. The…

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- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-10357: Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-408 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/408)

## Related
- [119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-10357: Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10357)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-408 (as of 2026-09-21).