S 1851
117th Congress
Senate
Energy
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
COAST Anti-Drilling Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 26, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from authorizing the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil or natural gas in specified planning areas of the Outer Continental Shelf along the Atlantic Coast, including the Straits of Florida.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1851: COAST Anti-Drilling Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1851/
"S. 1851: COAST Anti-Drilling Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1851/.
S. 1851, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1851/.
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