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S 1263 115th Congress Senate Energy Atlantic Ocean Earth sciences Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Florida Mammals Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act

Introduced: May 25, 2017 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 25, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act

This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil, gas, or methane hydrate exploration and development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf.

The geological and geophysical activities are described in a final programmatic environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled "Atlantic OCS Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas."

What's happening now May 25, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2158 Identical bill Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection 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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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Dec 19, 2017
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 6, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 25, 2017
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 25, 2017
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 25, 2017
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 25, 2017
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 25, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 25, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1263: Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1263/
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"S. 1263: Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1263/.
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S. 1263, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1263/.
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