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S. 1472 119th Congress Senate

New England Coastal Protection Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England.

Introduced: April 10, 2025 Introduced by: Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Apr 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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 Lobbying activity 18

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
    for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • OCEAN CONSERVANCY
    for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
    for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • OCEANA, INC.
    for OCEANA INC · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • OCEAN CONSERVANCY
    for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • OCEANA, INC.
    for OCEANA INC · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1472: New England Coastal Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1472/
MLA
"S. 1472: New England Coastal Protection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1472/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1472, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1472/.
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[S. 1472: New England Coastal Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1472/)
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