SENATE 69117th CongressReferred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S774-775)

An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Judiciary.

Last Action: 2/22/2021

Actions

2021-01-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2021-01-27Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-01-27 (00)

Conservation Funding Protection Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to hold at least two region-wide oil and gas lease sales per year in the Gulf of Mexico. Each lease sale must include areas in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. In addition, the bill establishes deadlines for completing environmental reviews of the lease sales.

Cosponsors (7)

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Steve Daines (R-MT)
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)

Subjects

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Gulf of Mexico
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

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