COAST Anti-Drilling Act
- Last Action
- 3/22/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- 2023-03-01Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2023-03-01Introduced in House
- 2023-03-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-01 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
- WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Robert Scott (D-VA)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
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