HR 731 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

California Clean Coast Act

Latest action · Feb 10, 2017 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. IntroducedJan 30, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

California Clean Coast Act

This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas exploration and leasing in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California.

Cosponsors 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2017 to Feb 14, 2018.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalApr 27, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoApr 27, 2017
D-CAJared HuffmanApr 27, 2017
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardApr 27, 2017
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánApr 27, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaApr 27, 2017
D-CAJimmy PanettaMay 2, 2017
D-CAMike ThompsonMay 2, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenMay 2, 2017
D-CAAnna G. EshooMay 11, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeMay 19, 2017
D-CAJackie SpeierMay 19, 2017
D-CAJohn GaramendiMay 19, 2017
D-CAMark DeSaulnierMay 24, 2017
D-CAMaxine WatersMay 24, 2017
D-CAJerry McNerneyJun 26, 2017
D-CAAmi BeraDec 7, 2017
D-CADoris O. MatsuiDec 7, 2017
D-CALinda T. SánchezDec 7, 2017
D-CASusan A. DavisDec 7, 2017
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaJan 19, 2018
D-CAEric SwalwellJan 29, 2018
D-CAJuan VargasJan 29, 2018
D-CAJulia BrownleyJan 29, 2018
D-CAMark TakanoJan 29, 2018
D-CANorma J. TorresJan 29, 2018
D-CATed LieuJan 29, 2018
D-CATony CárdenasJan 29, 2018
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJan 30, 2018
D-CARo KhannaJan 30, 2018
D-CAScott H. PetersJan 30, 2018
D-CAPete AguilarFeb 6, 2018
D-CABrad ShermanFeb 14, 2018
D-CAJimmy GomezFeb 14, 2018
D-CAJudy ChuFeb 14, 2018
D-CARaul RuizFeb 14, 2018

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jan 30, 2017
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Referred Feb 10, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 10, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  2. Jan 30, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Jan 30, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H2960Salud O. Carbajal D-CAApr 28, 2017

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 sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 15, January 30, 2017, page H745.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 279California Clean Coast Act of 2019Reintroduced BillFeb 5, 2019

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
California Clean Coast Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 30, 2017Introduced in House

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