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HR 2555 105th Congress House

To prohibit the Department of the Interior from expending any funds for a mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sale.

Introduced: September 25, 1997 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Energy Atlantic Coast (U.S.)ConnecticutContinental shelfDelaware
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Gas in submerged landsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarylandMiddle Atlantic StatesNew JerseyNew York StateNorth CarolinaOil and gas leasesPetroleum in submerged landsSubmarine oil well drillingVirginia
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Oct 6, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Oct 6, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 25, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Sep 25, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 6, 1997

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from expending any funds for preparation, conduct, preleasing, and leasing activities with respect to an oil or gas lease sale on any lands of the Outer Continental Shelf between the seaward boundary between the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island and the seaward boundary between the States of North Carolina and South Carolina.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 25, 1997
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 25, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 25, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2555: To prohibit the Department of the Interior from expending any funds for a mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sale.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2555/
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"H.R. 2555: To prohibit the Department of the Interior from expending any funds for a mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sale.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2555/.
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H.R. 2555, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2555/.
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