House Bill 291
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Coastal Economies Protection Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 8, 2019
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
291
Congress
116
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
Coastal Economies Protection Act
This bill prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing until June 30, 2029, in the following areas:
- the North Atlantic planning area,
- the Mid-Atlantic planning area,
- the South Atlantic planning area,
- the Straits of Florida planning area, or
- the Eastern Gulf of Mexico planning area that is within 125 miles of the coastline of Florida.
January 8, 2019
02/05/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
01/10/2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H372)
01/08/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
01/08/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:24 PM