50 giga watts of coalpowered plants every year . Thats china. China who we rely on to buy not only the elements and minerals we need to do electrification but china who grows most of the solar panels with slave labor, theyre building a big coal plant every five days. Now, natural gas in the United States has caused us to be able to reduce global Greenhouse Gas emissions more than any other country in the world. Were only around 13 of the global Greenhouse Gas emissions now and china is over twice of that. But when we become more dependent on china, when we become more dependent on russia who are big polluters, then were becoming more responsible for global Greenhouse Gas emissions than if we use our own energy and minerals to build things here, build them more efficient and more effectively than any place in the world. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Huffman im glad to hear the gentleman talk about energy subsidies, and criticize the subsidies he believes should be questioned for can energy. I hope he has the same concern about the greater subsidies, especially considering the externalities, that taxpayers pick up the tab for from the fossil fuel industry. Theres a lot of work we could do together to take subsidies out of the u. S. Energy policy. I hope the gentleman would be interested in that. I assure him when it comes to the forestry, trees and air quality par of our conversation, the fires and air quality issues because of them are not something you can log your way out of. I know the gentleman is interested in forest manement and theres a lot we could work on together, but some of the worst wildfires in california were through heavily cut over land, where there hadeen all the clear cutting anybody could ever want. The same can be said for some of the terrible canadian wildfires last year that gave us awful air quality right here in washington, d. C. Much of that ripped right through heavily cut over clear cut lands. So logging, you know, is not the simple solution to these problems. A better solution is to step back and realize the Climate Crisis thats driving it and to begin working together to reduce the worst impacts of that crisis. With that, i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from arkansas is recognized. Mr. Westerman i have no further requests for time, im prepared to close. I continue to reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is prepared to close. Mr. Huffman im prepared to close as well. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california is recognized to close. Mr. Huffman obviously i oppose this bill. We have massive wildfires prork longed droughts, stronger hurricanes, coastal flooding all across this country, our communities are feeling the increased severity of tragic events from the Climate Crisis, sending us dire warnings. This crisis is real. It is hear. We need it is here. We need to act now for the sake of the planet and future generations. In the arctic, temperatures are rising four times faster than the global average. And the indigenous communities in northern alaska who are so disproportionately facing the effects of Climate Crisis, we must Pay Attention to the impacts on them the melting perm frost is creating the countrys first but not last climate refugees. Changing species my tbraition patterns are threatening cultural continuity. Oil and gas drilling exacerbatesthissing of not all alaskans share the same perspective on oil and Gas Development. The native american tribes are not a monolith. You can bet whenever my friends across the aisle can find some indigenous individual or Advocacy Group or other entity that supports oil and Gas Development, theyre going to wrap themselves around tribal consultation and pretend to be great champions for Indian Country. In many other votes, when Indian Country opposes pipelines and dams and mining projects and other things that are against their interest, im afade the tribes are thrown under the bus by my republican friends pretty much every time. Revenue from extraction often supports local governments and indigenous reg noel and village corporations. Thats part of the consideration in alaska. But in so many cases, the tradeoffs create unacceptable impacts as well. Thats why it is not a monolith when you talk to indigenous communities in alaska. This bill is an instrument of blunt force that allows for extraction across alaska in places that are too special and too fragile to drill. It would reinstate oil and gas leases in the Arctic National wildlife refuge, an area known as the sacred place where life begins. Leases the Biden Administration canceled because they were based on shoddy, trumpera analysis would be put back in place. And the bill would withdraw the administrations rule to protect over 13 million acres of public land in the npra, a region already feeling the impacts of oil and Gas Development. It would undo protection of 125 million aches of the arctic ocean from offshore drilling. And it would undo the reinstate thoasm bexaring sea climate in the bering sea Climate Resilience effort that would be catastrophic. Rolling back these protections is the wrong approach. We cannot simply give these lands and waters away to the highest bidder. I urge my colleagues to vote no on this bill and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. Mr. Westerman to close, im going to quote from the testimony of charles lampey, president of the corporation who testified on the Biden Administrations action in november. He said, quote, we do not approve of these efforts to turn our homeland into one giant National Park which literally guarantees us a fate with no economy, no jobs, reduced subsistence and no hope for the future of our people, end quote. I urge all my colleagues to show their support for alaska and the alaska native communities on the north slope by voting for this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore all time for debate on the bill has expired. It is now in order to amendment number 1 printed in part b of house report 118477. For what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition . Mr. Chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment printed in part b of house report 118477 offered by mr. Stauber of minnesota. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution 1173, the gentleman from minnesota, mr. Stauber, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from minnesota. Mr. Stauber thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise to offer my amendment that strengthens the underlying legislation to prevent the Biden Administration from taking further steps to block oil and Gas Production in the great state of alaska. In the bureau of land Managements Press Release announcing the final npra rule, they teased future action by the administration to create new, quote, special areas, or expand adjust existing special areas, end quote, within the boundaries of the National Petroleum reservealaska. These special areas are a means to lock up acreage from oil and Gas Production. Theres no disputing. That my amendment prohibits the department of the interior from creating or expanding special areas without congressional authorization. When the administration announced its moratorium and canceled leases in anwr with and withdrew millions of acreage from development within the npra, the local alaska native communities on the north slope werent given a proper heads up. Just like members of the Navajo Nation heard about the chaco canyon withdrawal, alaska native leaders learned of these policy changes in the media. This administration did not even properly consult with the very communities this oil and Gas Development would benefit and its clear why, because they werent in lockstep with the administrations policies. Mr. Speaker, just this morning we had a hearing, i asked the secretary of interior five times if she consulted with the north slope native American Communities and she would not answer. I finally had to go get some emails where they requested a meeting with her and she denied meeting with them. So lets make it very clear, the alaskans on the north slope requested a meeting with the secretary of interior prior to this rule and she blew them off. She didnt have the courtesy to meet with them. After she was up there in alaska already. The administration also held an incredibly short Public Comment period on these actions and when the bureau of Land Management was pressed on this timeline, which was right in the middle of whaling season for the subsistence fishing communities that support oil and Gas Development, a b. L. M. Official reported the administration wanted a short Comment Period to rush a rule through in order to prevent it from falling into the Congressional Review Act window. Mr. Speaker, not only did this administration fail to properly consult with local native alaskan communities on the north slope, but they have taken explicit steps to subvert Congress Constitutional responsibility to serve as a check on the executive branch. This administration cannot be trusted to do right by the American People. Policies coming out of this administration, especially energy and Natural Resources policies, undermine the American People, and the hardworking men and women who stand ready to responsibly develop our vast Natural Resources. Thats why Congress Must take every stope prevent the administration from pushing forward these policies. We must close every loophole that might be out there to shut down Domestic Energy production. This includes preventing the administration from creating new or expanding existing special areas within the npra. They cant be trusted to do the right thing by the American People and the alaska native communities on the north slope. So congress, we must step in. I urge my colleagues to join me in voting for this amendment as well as joining me in voting for the underlying legislation. The skiian communities des deservethis. They have been producing energy under their feet in their Natural Resource space for years. The energy production, we want to be energy independent. And again the oil and gas royalties will help the north slope communities, mr. Chairman. I said 10 minutes ago, they havn e. M. R. Hearing stating that these royalties help us live. Help us buy our food. Help us build our infrastructure. Without those revenues, they cant do it. They cant they simply cant do it. In fact at the e. M. R. Hearing there was a resident in tears, mr. Speaker, because of this rule. Its going to be devastating for her and her family. To be able to live on the north slope comfortably. And actually, mr. Speaker, my good friend from louisiana, i actually liked his expression. And i think my colleague on the other side of the aisle may be offended by this. But you know, my good friend from louisiana actually said, he actually said can i have some more time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman rise . Mr. Huffman i rise to claim time in opposition to the amendment. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Huffman thank you, mr. Speaker. We have a process problem. Last week the rules committee issued a notice for amendment submission for this bill, 16 amendments were submitted 12 from democrats, four mr. Republicans. We really should be having an open, robust and lively debate. But no. The amendments, debate this afternoon, will be really quick. Because all six Natural Resources bills up this week with all six of those bills, this is the only bill that was open to any amendments and republicans made only one, this one, this fossil fuel industry wish, that was the only one made in order. Republicans have made a mockery of what they promised. And boasted about in the early days of the congress. They guaranteed it would be a robust and open process. Half the time the rules committee isnt even open. But when it is, its cooking the books. Like we see this week. With this one single amendment for us to debate. You know, with other bills that have been up this afternoon, the socalled mining regulatory clarity act, my colleague, representative leger fernandez, filed several amendments. Amendments that Ranking Member grijalva previously offered at the bills markup that would prevent foreign bad actor, including adversaries like china, from mining our federal lands. Something thats all too common today through their thinlyveiled american s subsidiaries. But no, that was not ruled in order. So we dont get to talk about it. Yesterday at the rules committee hear, chair westerman said he didnt accept the amendment because it wasnt worded properly. Well, this language was already in the republicans prized h. R. 1, where it was included as a republican amendment. So its hard to take that argument seriously. Maybe they realized h. R. 1 would never become law and thats why more than a year later republicans still havent sent that bill even to the senate. Or maybe they realized foreign bad actors also happen to be padding their pockets. If thats not the case im eager to continue working across the aisle to get these bad actors off our federal lands and we will be following up. Back to alaska. The amendment were here to debate would do nothing but make the bill more extreme. It would prevent the administration from designating any further special areas without an act of congress, preventing further protections for an area thats so fragile, special and ecologically important. They blocked debate on every other amendment including my amendment to study the impacts on subsistence resources. Another to print prohibit the secretary releasing the lease sale until revenue raised at least to the level c. B. O. Estimates. And one to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the arctic ocean. Representative peltola, the sole representative for alaska, file and amendment to protect the critically important bering sea Climate Resilience area but republicans refused to allow that to proceed. This is not good faith debate. Ill end with a word about my friends statement that he asked secretary hollande repeatcally about tribal consultation. He would have been wellserved to listen to secretary haaland and learn a thing or to. Shes the highest ranking indigenous person in American History and knows a thing or two about this subject including the fact that an a nonprofit Advocacy Group, the consultation that my friend was referring to is not a group she has to meet with or consult as part of tribal consultation. Tribal consultation is governmenttogovernment. Thats how it works. And if there was a little if there was more listening and less screaming and table pounding there, might be a better understanding of tribal consultation across the eye. With that aisle. With that, i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman has the only time remaining. The gentleman from california has the only time remaining. Mr. Huffman mr. Speaker, i urge no and yield the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore very good. Pursuant to the rule, the previous question is ordered on the bill, as amended. And on the amendment offered by the gentleman from minnesota, mr. Stauber. The question is on the amendment by the gentleman from minnesota, mr. Stauber. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The amendment is agreed to. The question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. Third reading. The clerk a bill to ratify and approve all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements and 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. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i have a motion to recommit at the desk. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the motion. The clerk ms. Castor of florida moves to recommit the bill to the committee on Natural Resources. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 2b of rule 19, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. The question is on the motion. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed, no. The noes have it. The motion is not agreed to. M ms. Castor mr. Speaker, i ask for the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. All those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. Pursuant to clause 1c of rule 19, further consideration