House Bill 169
115th Congress(2017-2018)
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 3, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
169
Congress
115
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017
This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 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.
January 3, 2017
02/10/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
01/03/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
01/03/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:34:37 PM