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HR 4936 118th Congress House Energy

NOW Act

Introduced: August 30, 2024 Introduced by: Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 26, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 July 26, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 47
All 47 Democratic 39
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Amo, Gabe
Rhode Island · Sep 24, 2024
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 9, 2024
Bush, Cori
· Aug 30, 2024
Sarbanes, John
· Aug 20, 2024
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 15, 2024
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McClellan, Jennifer L.
Virginia · Jun 13, 2024
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 7, 2024
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Menendez, Robert
New Jersey · Jun 7, 2024
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 3, 2024
 D
Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Apr 5, 2024
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Apr 5, 2024
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 5, 2024
Porter, Katie
· Apr 5, 2024
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 5, 2024
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Apr 5, 2024
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 6, 2024
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 5, 2024
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Garcia, Robert
California · Jan 31, 2024
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Aug 29, 2023
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Aug 29, 2023
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McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · Aug 29, 2023
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 26, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· Jul 26, 2023
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 26, 2023
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 26, 2023
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 26, 2023
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 26, 2023
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 26, 2023
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Foushee, Valerie P.
North Carolina · Jul 26, 2023
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jul 26, 2023
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 26, 2023
 D
Ivey, Glenn
Maryland · Jul 26, 2023
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
California · Jul 26, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Jul 26, 2023
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2023
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 26, 2023
 D
Mullin, Kevin
California · Jul 26, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 26, 2023
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 26, 2023
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 26, 2023
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jul 26, 2023
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 26, 2023
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 26, 2023
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 26, 2023
Trone, David
· Jul 26, 2023
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 26, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4936: NOW Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4936/
MLA
"H.R. 4936: NOW Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4936/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4936, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4936/.
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[H.R. 4936: NOW Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4936/)
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