HOUSE 286116th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States remains committed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Last Action: 4/3/2019

Actions

2019-02-05Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2019-01-08Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-01-08Introduced in House
2019-01-08Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-01-08 (00)

Florida Coastal Protection Act

This bill prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing in the following areas:

the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area that is within 125 miles of the coastline of Florida,
the South Atlantic Planning Area that is south of 30 degrees 43 minutes North Latitude, or
the Straits of Florida Planning Area.

Cosponsors (14)

Francis Rooney (R-FL)
Charlie Crist (D-FL)
Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Lois Frankel (D-FL)
Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
Val Demings (D-FL)
ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Darren Soto (D-FL)
Donna Shalala (D-FL)
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL)
Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)

Subjects

Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

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