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HR 3073 105th Congress House Energy Coastal zone Continental shelf Environmental Protection Gas in submerged lands Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine resources conservation Oil and gas leases Petroleum in submerged lands Submarine oil well drilling

To prohibit certain oil and gas leasing activities on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, consistent with the President's Outer Continental Shelf moratorium statement of June 26, 1990.

Introduced: November 13, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Nov 25, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Nov 25, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Nov 13, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Nov 13, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, through January 1, 2001, from conducting any oil and gas leasing or development activities under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act in areas placed under restriction by the President's moratorium statement of June 26, 1990.

What's happening now November 25, 1997

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 13, 1997
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 13, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3073: To prohibit certain oil and gas leasing activities on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, consistent with the President's Outer Continental Shelf moratorium statement of June 26, 1990.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3073/
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"H.R. 3073: To prohibit certain oil and gas leasing activities on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, consistent with the President's Outer Continental Shelf moratorium statement of June 26, 1990.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3073/.
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H.R. 3073, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3073/.
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[H.R. 3073: To prohibit certain oil and gas leasing activities on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, consistent with the President's Outer Continental Shelf moratorium statement of June 26, 1990.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3073/)
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