HR 522
117th Congress
House
Energy
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Gulf of Mexico
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
Conservation Funding Protection Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Conservation Funding Protection Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to hold at least two region-wide oil and gas lease sales per year in the Gulf of Mexico. Each lease sale must include areas in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. In addition, the bill establishes deadlines for completing environmental reviews of the lease sales.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
2