HR 2555
105th Congress
House
Energy
Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Connecticut
Continental shelf
Delaware
Gas in submerged lands
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Maryland
Middle Atlantic States
New Jersey
New York State
North Carolina
Oil and gas leases
Petroleum in submerged lands
Submarine oil well drilling
Virginia
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
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Committees of jurisdiction
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