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HR 728 115th Congress House Energy Atlantic Ocean Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries New Jersey Oil and gas

To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey.

Introduced: January 30, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from issuing a lease, permit, or license for oil exploration or extraction on submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf that are located within 125 miles off the coastline of New Jersey.

What's happening now February 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jan 30, 2017
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 30, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 728: To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-728/
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"H.R. 728: To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-728/.
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H.R. 728, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-728/.
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[H.R. 728: To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-728/)
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