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HR 3053 117th Congress House Energy California Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mining Oil and gas Pacific Ocean

American Coasts and Oceans Protection Act

Introduced: May 7, 2021 Introduced by: Levin, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 7, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 7, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Coasts and Oceans Protection Act

This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil or natural gas in the Southern California planning area of the Outer Continental Shelf.

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 13
All 13 Democratic 8
D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 18, 2022
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 18, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jan 20, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Dec 13, 2021
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Nov 15, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jul 9, 2021
Lee, Barbara
· Jul 9, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· May 20, 2021
Napolitano, Grace
· May 20, 2021
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · May 20, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3053: American Coasts and Oceans Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3053/
MLA
"H.R. 3053: American Coasts and Oceans Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3053/.
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H.R. 3053, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3053/.
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