WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Thursday to force federal exploration lease sales off the Virginia coast and in the Gulf of Mexico that were canceled or delayed by the Obama administration following the BP oil spill.
The legislation, which was pushed by Republican lawmakers, has little chance of making it into law. The measure still needs to be voted on by the Democratic-controlled Senate, where it faces strong opposition.
The White House said on Thursday it also opposed the bill because the measure would undermine new offshore drilling safety regulations imposed after last year's oil spill.
House Democrats were blocked from offering language to the bill that would have stripped billions of dollars in federal tax breaks from big oil companies.
(Reporting by Tom Doggett; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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