1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2019 . 2. Findings; statement of policy (a) Findings Congress finds that, as of the date of enactment of this Act— (1) global climate change is occurring due largely to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges to the people and the Government of the United States; (2) the evidence of impacts and dangers of climate change are supported by numerous reports and panels, such as— (A) the 2018 National Climate Assessment; (B) the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special report, which details significant economic and ecological damage from a 1.5 degree Celsius increase in temperature; and (C) the 2018 United States Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report, which highlights that developments on Federal land account for a significant quantity of greenhouse gas emissions; (3) (A) the average temperature in the United States during the decade preceding the date of enactment of this Act was 0.8 degree Celsius (1.5 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the 1901–1960 average; and (B) that decade was the warmest on record both in the United States and globally; (4) the Arctic is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the planet; (5) a global temperature increase of 2 degrees Celsius will lead to increased droughts, rising seas, mass extinctions, heat waves, desertification, wildfires, and acidifying oceans; (6) delaying action on climate change will result in severe economic losses, and global mitigation costs increase by approximately 40 percent for each decade of delay; (7) at least 80 percent of the carbon from known fossil fuel reserves must not be released into the atmosphere to have an 80 percent chance of avoiding the worst effects of climate change stemming from a 2 degree Celsius change in global temperature