To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Related Senate bill: S.2568 A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met.

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Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract located in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region before the earlier of: (1) the listing of the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and a final decision regarding the determination of its critical habitat; or (2) the date the Secretary publishes a determination that such listing is not warranted.

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Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] · D–MA

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Natural Resources Committee

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Jan 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 17, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E46)
Jan 17, 2008
Introduced in House
Jan 17, 2008
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.5058, 110th Congress: To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5058

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/hr5058/BILLS-110hr5058ih.htm

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Analyze H.R.5058 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.5058, 110th Congress: To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5058

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2008-01-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/hr5058/BILLS-110hr5058ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.5058, 110th Congress: To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5058

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2008-01-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/hr5058/BILLS-110hr5058ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.5058, 110th Congress: To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5058

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2008-01-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/hr5058/BILLS-110hr5058ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T14:51:29Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.5058 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.