COAST Anti-Drilling Act
Latest action · May 1, 2017 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.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act
This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease or other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, or the Straits of Florida planning areas.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2017 to Feb 5, 2018; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | May 1, 2017 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jun 14, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jan 9, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Jan 16, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Feb 5, 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 May 1, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2017Introduced in Senate
- May 1, 2017Read 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 S1677 | Robert Menendez D-NJ | Mar 13, 2018 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1304 | COAST Anti-Drilling Act | Reintroduced Bill | May 2, 2019 |
| HR 2272 | COAST Anti-Drilling Act | Identical bill | May 11, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- COAST Anti-Drilling Act
- Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2017Introduced in Senate
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