The American Energy Alliance supports H.J. Res. 131 providing for congressional disapproval of the 2024 BLM leasing plan for the Alaska coastal plain.
The Alaska coastal plain has long been set aside by Congress for oil and gas development. In 2017 Congress specifically mandated leasing in the coastal plain. The Biden administration’s BLM plan placed so many limitations on coastal plain leasing that it amounted to a de facto ban on development, contradicted the express will of Congress. While the current administration has worked to reverse this action administratively, passing this CRA resolution will ensure that future presidential administrations cannot reinstate this backdoor ban.
A YES vote on H.J. Res. 131 is a vote in support of free markets and affordable energy. AEA will include this vote in its American Energy Scorecard.