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HOUSE 569117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Defend our Coast Act

Last Action
2/22/2021

Actions

  • 2021-02-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  • 2021-01-28Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • 2021-01-28Introduced in House
  • 2021-01-28Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-01-28 (00)

Defend our Coast Act

This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas in the Mid-Atlantic planning area of the Outer Continental Shelf.

Subjects

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Delaware
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Maryland
  • North Carolina
  • Oil and gas
  • Virginia
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