HR 3927 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2015

Introduced Nov 4, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Jared Huffman D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 10, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedNov 4, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2015

This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit 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 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 4, 2015 to Dec 18, 2015; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalNov 4, 2015
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalNov 4, 2015
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalNov 4, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalNov 4, 2015
D-WADenny HeckOriginalNov 4, 2015
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalNov 4, 2015
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalNov 4, 2015
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalNov 4, 2015
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalNov 4, 2015
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalNov 4, 2015
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalNov 4, 2015
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalNov 4, 2015
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalNov 4, 2015
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalNov 4, 2015
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalNov 4, 2015
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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Nov 4, 2015
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Referred Nov 10, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 10, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  2. Nov 4, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Nov 4, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2: The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 164, November 4, 2015, page H7742.

Related bills 6

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 169West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017Reintroduced BillFeb 10, 2017
S 1042COAST Anti-Drilling ActRelated billApr 22, 2015
S 1794Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015Related billJul 16, 2015
HR 1977COAST Anti-Drilling ActRelated billMay 26, 2015
S 2155West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2015Identical billOct 7, 2015
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Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.
Short Titles as Introduced
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 4, 2015Introduced in House

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