SENATE 58117th CongressReferred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S743-744)
An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Last Action
- 2/13/2021
Actions
- 2021-01-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S177)
- 2021-01-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-01-27 (00)
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, or Washington.
Cosponsors (9)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Subjects
- California
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Oil and gas
- Oregon
- Pacific Ocean
- Washington State
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