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S 2253 109th Congress Senate Energy Continental shelf Florida Gas in submerged lands Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas leases Petroleum in submerged lands Submarine oil well drilling

A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing.

Introduced: February 7, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 2006
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 402.
Apr 20, 2006
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 04/07/2006 without amendment. With written report No. 109-240.
Mar 8, 2006
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 16, 2006
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-381.
Feb 7, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S772-773)
Feb 7, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S772)
Feb 7, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Instructs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Mineral Management Service, to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing within one year after enactment of this Act.

Prohibits the Secretary from offering for oil and gas leasing: (1) any area east of the Military Mission Line, unless the Secretary of Defense agrees in writing before the area is offered for lease that it can be developed in a manner that will not interfere with military activities; or (2) any area within 100 miles of the coastline of Florida.

States that the 181 Area shall be offered for lease even though it is omitted from any outer Continental Shelf leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

What's happening now April 20, 2006

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 402.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2384 Related bill Gulf Coast Protection and Restoration Act of 2006
  • HR 4908 Identical bill To require the Secretary of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing.
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 29, 2006
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 13, 2006
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 8, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2253: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2253/
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"S. 2253: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2253/.
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S. 2253, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2253/.
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