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HR 2469 115th Congress House Energy Atlantic Ocean Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fishes Florida Mammals Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas Reptiles Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Seismic Moratorium Act

Introduced: May 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
May 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Seismic Moratorium Act

This bill prohibits conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil or gas exploration and development in any area located within a specified exclusive economic zone located off the coastline of Florida.

This moratorium shall only be terminated if the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determines that the reasonably foreseeable impacts of such activities are minimal to individuals or populations of marine mammals, sea turtles, or fish.

These geological and geophysical activities are described in the final programmatic environmental impact statement of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled "Atlantic OCS Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas," which was completed in February 2014.

What's happening now May 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Rooney, Francis
· Feb 20, 2018
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 16, 2017
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · May 16, 2017
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· May 16, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2469: Seismic Moratorium Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2469/
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"H.R. 2469: Seismic Moratorium Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2469/.
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H.R. 2469, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2469/.
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