II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3611 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 5, 2020 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Sanders , Mr. Markey , Mr. Wyden , Ms. Harris , Mr. Booker , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Blumenthal , and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Mineral Leasing Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to reduce certain royalties, to amend the CARES Act to limit the provision of assistance to certain businesses, to impose a moratorium on certain oil and natural gas lease sales, the issuance of coal leases, and modifications to certain regulations, to extend certain public comment periods, and for other purposes.