Clean Coasts Act
Latest action · Apr 19, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 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.
- IntroducedApr 19, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clean Coasts Act
This bill provides statutory authority for regulations implemented by the Department of the Interior regarding safety standards for (1) oil and gas and sulphur operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, and (2) oil spill response requirements for facilities located seaward of the coast line.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 19, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Apr 19, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 19, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Apr 19, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2324 | Bill Nelson D-FL | Apr 19, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to codify the outer Continental Shelf blowout preventer systems and well control rule and the Arctic drilling rule.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Clean Coasts Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2018Introduced in Senate
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