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HR 1606 116th Congress House 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: June 19, 2019 Introduced by: Beyer, Donald S. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act

This bill prohibits conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil, gas, or methane hydrate exploration and development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. Geological and geophysical activities for oil and gas exploration generally include deep penetration seismic airgun surveys, electromagnetic surveys, deep stratigraphic and shallow test drilling, and various remote-sensing methods.

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

What's happening now March 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8 Republican 1
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 19, 2019
PRICE, DAVID
· Jun 19, 2019
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 8, 2019
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 8, 2019
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1606: Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1606/
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"H.R. 1606: Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1606/.
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H.R. 1606, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1606/.
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