HR 4936
118th Congress
House
Energy
NOW Act
Introduced: July 26, 2023
Introduced by:
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 26, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act or the NOW Act
This bill repeals certain requirements that the Department of the Interior must meet before issuing a lease for offshore wind development. Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Interior may not issue a lease unless (1) an offshore oil and gas lease sale has been held in the year prior to issuing the lease, and (2) Interior offers a specified minimum acreage for offshore lease sales in the previous year. The bill repeals those requirements.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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