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HR 1327 118th Congress House Energy

Defend our Coast Act

Introduced: March 1, 2023 Introduced by: Ross, Deborah K. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 1, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defend our Coast Act

This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas in the Mid-Atlantic planning area of the Outer Continental Shelf.

What's happening now March 22, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
D
McClellan, Jennifer L.
Virginia · Apr 13, 2023
 D
Foushee, Valerie P.
North Carolina · Mar 8, 2023
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 1, 2023
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 1, 2023
Nickel, Wiley
· Mar 1, 2023
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 1, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1327: Defend our Coast Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1327/
MLA
"H.R. 1327: Defend our Coast Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1327/.
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H.R. 1327, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1327/.
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[H.R. 1327: Defend our Coast Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1327/)
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