Lift the moratorium on oil and gas leasing on federal land and offshore.

Lift the moratorium on oil and gas leasing on federal land and offshore

The candidate commits to reopening federal land and offshore leasing for oil and gas development.

American Energy Dominance Makes the World Safer – Ryan Zinke for U.S. Congress | RyanZinke.com
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BLM announced a July 14, 2026 oil and gas lease sale offering 66 parcels totaling 29,087 acres in Montana and North Dakota. The notice says leasing is the first step in developing federal oil and gas resources and that the agency is continuing its regular lease-sale process.

Onshore federal oil and gas leasing is actively proceeding in Montana and neighboring states during the lookback window, which is inconsistent with an ongoing moratorium.

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BLM announces July 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Montana and North Dakota | Bureau of Land Management
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BOEM's BBG2 lease-sale page shows the agency held the March 11, 2026 offshore lease sale and posted Phase 2 acceptance updates through May 13, 2026. The page states the sale is one of thirty Gulf of America lease sales required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and lists current sale documents and bid-evaluation materials.

Offshore federal oil and gas leasing is actively advancing, with a recent Gulf sale and continuing bid evaluation updates during the lookback window.

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Big Beautiful Gulf 2 (BBG2) Oil & Gas Lease Sale | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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Executive Order 14008 directed the Secretary of the Interior to pause new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters pending a comprehensive review of federal oil and gas permitting and leasing practices.

Establishes the federal onshore and offshore leasing pause that the promise sought to lift.

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Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
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Executive Order 14154 states U.S. policy is to encourage energy exploration and production on federal lands and waters, including the Outer Continental Shelf. The order also revokes Executive Order 14008, which had directed the leasing pause.

The executive action directly reversed the Biden-era order containing the federal oil and gas leasing pause and set a pro-leasing policy for federal lands and waters.

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Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy
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Public Law 119-21 requires the Interior Secretary to conduct at least four oil and gas lease sales each fiscal year in Montana and other listed states and to offer at least 50 percent of available nominated parcels in those sales.

Congress enacted mandatory quarterly onshore federal oil and gas lease sales, including in Montana, which is inconsistent with an ongoing federal-land leasing moratorium.

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Public Law 119-21, H.R. 1, 119th Congress
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The law requires a minimum of 30 Gulf of America region-wide offshore oil and gas lease sales, including at least one by December 15, 2025 and two per year from 2026 through 2039, plus Cook Inlet offshore lease sales in Alaska.

The enacted statute mandates recurring offshore lease sales, showing offshore leasing was reopened and placed on a statutory schedule.

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Public Law 119-21, H.R. 1, 119th Congress
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The House Clerk records H.R. 1 passing on July 3, 2025 by 218-214 on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment. The vote list shows Ryan Zinke, Republican of Montana, voted Aye.

Zinke voted for the enacted bill that required recurring onshore and offshore oil and gas lease sales.

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Roll Call 190 | Bill Number: H. R. 1
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Interior said it was implementing H.R. 1 by requiring Gulf offshore lease sales, resuming Alaska offshore leasing, requiring quarterly onshore lease sales, reducing royalty rates, and requiring BLM to lease nominated parcels within 18 months.

The implementing agency confirmed the law’s onshore and offshore leasing provisions were being put into effect as part of federal energy policy.

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Interior Department Advances Energy Dominance through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
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BLM announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for July 14, 2026, offering 66 parcels totaling 29,087 acres in Montana and North Dakota, with public comment and protest periods completed or scheduled before the sale.

Onshore federal oil and gas leasing was actively proceeding in Montana during Zinke’s current House service, contradicting an ongoing federal-land moratorium.

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BLM announces July 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Montana and North Dakota | Bureau of Land Management
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BOEM says BBG2 is the second of thirty Gulf oil and gas lease sales required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. BOEM held the sale on March 11, 2026, generating high bids for 25 blocks across about 141,000 acres in federal waters.

A federal offshore oil and gas lease sale had already been held in 2026, with bid evaluation updates continuing, proving offshore leasing was no longer paused.

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Big Beautiful Gulf 2 (BBG2) Oil & Gas Lease Sale | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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