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HR 8980 117th Congress House Energy

Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act

Introduced: September 22, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 22, 2022
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Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act

This bill establishes a moratorium on energy development (e.g., offshore wind development) in specified areas of the Gulf of Mexico until June 30, 2032.

Until that date, the Department of the Interior may not conduct certain energy development activities in any area east of the Military Mission Line in the Gulf of Mexico. The moratorium also applies to other areas of the Outer Continental Shelf—the South Atlantic Planning Area, the Straits of Florida Planning Area, or any area west of the Military Mission Line in the Gulf of Mexico—if energy exploration, leasing, or development in that area has been identified as having any adverse effect on national security, military readiness, or the Department of Defense's testing capabilities.

However, Interior may issue leases in those areas for environmental conservation purposes, including the purposes of shore protection, beach nourishment and restoration, wetlands restoration, and habitat protection.

What's happening now September 22, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 11
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
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Cammack, Kat
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
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Franklin, Scott
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
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Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Sep 22, 2022
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8980: Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8980/
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"H.R. 8980: Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8980/.
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H.R. 8980, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8980/.
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