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HR 121 101th Congress House

To prohibit the Department of the Interior from expending any further funds for the proposed Mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sale number 121.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Energy Energy policyFederal receipts and expendituresOil and gas leasesPetroleum
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Feb 9, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 9, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits any expenditure of funds by the Department of the Interior for pre-leasing and leasing activities for certain lands identified for proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 121 published in the Federal Register notice dated September 30, 1987.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 121: To prohibit the Department of the Interior from expending any further funds for the proposed Mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sale number 121.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-121/
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"H.R. 121: To prohibit the Department of the Interior from expending any further funds for the proposed Mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sale number 121.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-121/.
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H.R. 121, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-121/.
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[H.R. 121: To prohibit the Department of the Interior from expending any further funds for the proposed Mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sale number 121.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-121/)
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