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S 985 115th Congress Senate Energy Alaska Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas

A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022.

Introduced: April 27, 2017 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 27, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from revising the approved Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for FY2017-FY2022. (Interior approved the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's proposed final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for FY2017-FY2022 on January 17, 2017.)

What's happening now April 27, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2248 Identical bill To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 …
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15 Independent 1
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 25, 2017
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jul 11, 2017
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 9, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 27, 2017
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Apr 27, 2017
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 27, 2017
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 27, 2017
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 27, 2017
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 27, 2017
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 27, 2017
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 27, 2017
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 27, 2017
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 27, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 27, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 27, 2017
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 27, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 985: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-985/
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"S. 985: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-985/.
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