U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5438: Alaska’s Right to Produce Act 2.0
Status: Introduced, September 22, 2026
A bill to ratify and approve all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to Federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To ratify and approve all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to Federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, and for other purposes.
From the amended text, September 22, 2026:
A BILL To ratify and approve all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to Federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alaska's Right to Produce Act 2.0 . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds that-- (1) Congress provided clear authorization and direction that the Secretary of the Interior shall establish and administer a competitive oil and gas program for the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain in section 20001(b)(2)(A) of Public Law 115-97 ( 16 U.S.C. 3143 note) (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ); (2) the timely administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program is required and in the national and public interest; (3) the cancelling of the leases by the Secretary for tracts 16, 17, 24, 26, 27, and 30 as listed in exhibit B of the document published by the Bureau of Land Management entitled Amendment to the Detailed Statement of Sale and dated December 18, 2020 (relating to oil and gas leasing within the Coastal Plain Alaska), represents a major decision of economic and political significance …
Sponsors
- Sullivan, Dan (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 678.
- : Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Energy
Common questions
- What is SB5438?
- SB5438 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Alaska’s Right to Produce Act 2.0.
- What does SB5438 do?
- In its own words: To ratify and approve all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to Federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5438?
- Introduced as of September 22, 2026. Latest action: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 678. (September 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5438?
- Sullivan, Dan (R).
- Where is the official record for SB5438?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5438
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