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HR 970 118th Congress House Energy

Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act

Introduced: February 17, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 9, 2023
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Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act

This bill establishes a moratorium on energy development (e.g., offshore wind development) in specified areas of the Gulf of Mexico until June 30, 2032.

Until that date, the Department of the Interior may not conduct certain energy development activities in any area east of the Military Mission Line in the Gulf of Mexico. The moratorium also applies to other areas of the Outer Continental Shelf—the South Atlantic Planning Area, the Straits of Florida Planning Area, or any area west of the Military Mission Line in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area—if energy exploration, leasing, or development in that area has been identified as having any adverse effect on national security, military readiness, or the Department of Defense's testing capabilities.

However, Interior may issue leases in those areas for environmental conservation purposes, including the purposes of shore protection, beach nourishment and restoration, wetlands restoration, and habitat protection.

What's happening now February 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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All 10 Republican 9
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · May 9, 2023
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Luna, Anna Paulina
Florida · Mar 23, 2023
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Feb 17, 2023
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Feb 17, 2023
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Feb 9, 2023
 R
Franklin, Scott
Florida · Feb 9, 2023
 R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Feb 9, 2023
Posey, Bill
· Feb 9, 2023
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Feb 9, 2023
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Feb 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 970: Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-970/
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"H.R. 970: Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-970/.
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H.R. 970, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-970/.
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