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HR 2836 117th Congress House Energy Florida Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas

Florida Coastal Protection Act

Introduced: April 26, 2021 Introduced by: Castor, Kathy Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Florida Coastal Protection Act

This bill prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing in the following areas:

  • the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area that is within 125 miles of the coastline of Florida,
  • the South Atlantic Planning Area that is south of 30 degrees 43 minutes North Latitude, or
  • the Straits of Florida Planning Area.
What's happening now May 13, 2021

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 4 Republican 9
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 28, 2021
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 26, 2021
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Apr 26, 2021
Crist, Charlie
· Apr 26, 2021
Demings, Val
· Apr 26, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Apr 26, 2021
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Apr 26, 2021
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Apr 26, 2021
 R
Franklin, Scott
Florida · Apr 26, 2021
 R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Apr 26, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Apr 26, 2021
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Apr 26, 2021
Murphy, Stephanie
· Apr 26, 2021
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Apr 26, 2021
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Apr 26, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 26, 2021
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 26, 2021
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 26, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2836: Florida Coastal Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2836/
MLA
"H.R. 2836: Florida Coastal Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2836/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2836, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2836/.
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[H.R. 2836: Florida Coastal Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2836/)
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