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HR 287 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Atlantic Ocean Connecticut Maine Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Massachusetts New Hampshire Oil and gas Rhode Island

New England Coastal Protection Act

Introduced: January 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

New England Coastal Protection Act

This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas off the coast of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut.

What's happening now February 5, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1296 Identical bill New England Coastal Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 17
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2019
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 8, 2019
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 8, 2019
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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Jan 8, 2019
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 8, 2019
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jan 8, 2019
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2019
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jan 8, 2019
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2019
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2019
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2019
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jan 8, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 8, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2019
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2019
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 287: New England Coastal Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-287/
MLA
"H.R. 287: New England Coastal Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-287/.
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H.R. 287, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-287/.
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[H.R. 287: New England Coastal Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-287/)
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