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HR 5358 111th Congress House Energy Atlantic Ocean Florida Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas

Florida Coastal Protection Act

Introduced: May 20, 2010 Introduced by: Castor, Kathy Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 24, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 20, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 20, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Florida Coastal Protection Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from offering for oil and gas leasing or preleasing (including any related activity) any tract located in: (1) a specified area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico; (2) the South Atlantic Planning Area; or (3) the Straits of Florida Planning Area.

What's happening now May 24, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jul 19, 2010
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 23, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5358: Florida Coastal Protection Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5358/
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"H.R. 5358: Florida Coastal Protection Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5358/.
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H.R. 5358, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5358/.
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