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S 1042 114th Congress Senate Energy Atlantic Coast (U.S.) Atlantic Ocean Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mining Oil and gas

COAST Anti-Drilling Act

Introduced: April 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Apr 22, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 22, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act

Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease or other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in either the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, or the North Atlantic planning areas.

What's happening now April 22, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3927 Related bill West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2015
  • HR 1977 Identical bill COAST Anti-Drilling Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Independent 1
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Nov 17, 2016
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 14, 2016
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 22, 2015
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Apr 22, 2015
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2015
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 22, 2015
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 22, 2015
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2015
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1042: COAST Anti-Drilling Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1042/
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"S. 1042: COAST Anti-Drilling Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1042/.
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S. 1042, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1042/.
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