[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 212 (Tuesday, December 16, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S8787]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4014. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Ms. Cantwell) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4016, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, 
                   DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION ON THE OUTER 
                   CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA, 
                   OREGON, AND WASHINGTON.

       (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, none of the funds made available under any division 
     of this Act may be used to issue a lease or any other 
     authorization for the exploration, development, or production 
     of oil or natural gas in the planning areas described in 
     paragraph (2).
       (b) Planning Areas.--The planning areas referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are the following, as depicted in the 2024-2029 
     National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed 
     Final Program published on September 29, 2023, by the Bureau 
     of Ocean Energy Management (as announced in the notice of 
     availability of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
     entitled ``Notice of Availability of the 2024-2029 National 
     Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final 
     Program and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact 
     Statement'' (88 Fed. Reg. 67798 (October 2, 2023))):
       (1) The Washington/Oregon Planning Area.
       (2) The Northern California Planning Area.
       (3) The Central California Planning Area.
       (4) The Southern California Planning Area.
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