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HR 1952 114th Congress House

California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act

Official title: To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
Energy CaliforniaMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOil and gasPacific Ocean
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 19, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act

Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1952: California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1952/
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"H.R. 1952: California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1952/.
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