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S. 617 118th Congress Senate

COAST Anti-Drilling Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlant… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas.

Introduced: March 1, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
Mar 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 1, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act

This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from authorizing the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil, natural gas, or other minerals in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf along the Atlantic Coast. Specifically, the prohibition applies to the Mid-Atlantic planning area, the South Atlantic planning area, the North Atlantic planning area, and the Straits of Florida.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1320 Identical bill COAST Anti-Drilling Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 12 Independent 2
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 21, 2024
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 1, 2023
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 1, 2023
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 1, 2023
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 1, 2023
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 1, 2023
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 1, 2023
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Padilla, Alex
California · Mar 1, 2023
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 1, 2023
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 1, 2023
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 1, 2023
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 1, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 1, 2023
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 1, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 617: COAST Anti-Drilling Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-617/
MLA
"S. 617: COAST Anti-Drilling Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-617/.
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S. 617, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-617/.
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