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HR 1898 104th Congress House Energy Continental shelf Energy policy Gas in submerged lands Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mining leases Ocean mining Oil and gas leases Petroleum in submerged lands Prospecting Public Lands and Natural Resources Submarine oil well drilling

Coastal States Protection Act

Introduced: June 20, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jun 21, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jun 20, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jun 20, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1298)
Jun 20, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coastal States Protection Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease for mineral exploration, development, or production on submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf that are seaward of, or adjacent to, specified lands under a State or Federal lease moratorium.

What's happening now June 21, 1995

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 29, 1995
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 29, 1995
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 29, 1995
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 20, 1995
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 20, 1995
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 20, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1898: Coastal States Protection Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1898/
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"H.R. 1898: Coastal States Protection Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1898/.
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H.R. 1898, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1898/.
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