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HR 2252 115th Congress House Energy Atlantic Ocean Florida Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas

Coastal Economies Protection Act

Introduced: April 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 28, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coastal Economies Protection Act

This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing until June 30, 2027, in the following areas:

  • the North Atlantic planning area,
  • the Mid-Atlantic planning area,
  • the South Atlantic planning area,
  • the Straits of Florida planning area, or
  • the Eastern Gulf of Mexico planning area that is within 125 miles of the coastline of Florida.
What's happening now May 11, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1