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West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2011

Introduced: February 10, 2011 Introduced by: Garamendi, John Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 15, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 10, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 10, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, or Washington.

What's happening now February 15, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 171 Identical bill West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 20, 2011
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Feb 10, 2011
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 10, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 10, 2011
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 10, 2011
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 10, 2011
WU, DAVID
· Feb 10, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 612: West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-612/
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"H.R. 612: West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-612/.
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H.R. 612, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-612/.
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