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US HB2886
Bill
Status
4/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Deborah Ross
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AI Summary
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Permanently prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing leases for oil or gas exploration, development, or production in the Mid-Atlantic Planning Area of the outer Continental Shelf
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Amends Section 12 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341) by adding a new subsection establishing the withdrawal
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Defines the affected area by reference to the Mid-Atlantic Planning Area as depicted in the 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (September 2023)
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Introduced April 10, 2025 by Rep. Ross with 6 Democratic cosponsors from Virginia and North Carolina; referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
Legislative Description
Defend our Coast Act
Energy
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
4/10/2025