[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 8 (Monday, January 12, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S132]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4155. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Booker) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6938, making 
consolidated appropriations 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 IN CERTAIN AREAS OF 
                   THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.

       (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     any division 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.
       (5) The North Atlantic Planing Area.
       (6) The Mid-Atlantic Planning Area.
       (7) The South Atlantic Planning Area.
       (8) The Straits of Florida Planning Area.
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