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HR 956 118th Congress House Energy

No Drilling in the North Atlantic Act of 2023

Introduced: February 9, 2023 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 9, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Drilling in the North Atlantic Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from leasing any area in the North Atlantic Planning Area of the Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas exploration, development, or production.

What's happening now February 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 956: No Drilling in the North Atlantic Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-956/
MLA
"H.R. 956: No Drilling in the North Atlantic Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-956/.
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H.R. 956, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-956/.
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