HR 1941 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act

Introduced Mar 28, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Joe Cunningham D-SC

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Latest action · Sep 12, 2019 Received in the Senate and 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 28, 2019
  2. Passed HouseSep 11, 2019
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act

This bill revises provisions related to oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf.

(Sec. 2) The Department of the Interior must publicize reports regarding onsite inspections of each facility on the Outer Continental Shelf that is subject to safety and environmental regulations. Interior must also publicize information about each payment made into the Ocean Energy Safety Fund, including the facility name, operator name, and the payment amount.

(Sec. 3) The bill prohibits Interior from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf planning area (North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and the Straits of Florida) or the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf planning area (Washington/Oregon, Northern California, Central California, and Southern California).

(Sec. 4) Interior must collect non-refundable fees from the operators of facilities subject to inspection under this bill, including inspection fees for offshore energy facilities and oil drilling rigs. All fees collected must be deposited into the Ocean Energy Safety Fund.

(Sec. 6) Interior must report to Congress on whether this bill poses a risk to national security due to potential increase in dependence on foreign oil.

(Sec. 7) The Government Accountability Office must report on the impacts of offshore drilling on coastal communities and coastal economies.

(Sec. 8) The bill prohibits conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil, gas, or methane hydrate exploration and development in any area located in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas of the Outer Continental Shelf.

(Sec. 9) The Department of Commerce must conduct a study to determine the potential economic impact of offshore drilling on tourism, commercial fishing, recreational fishing, boating, transportation, and other waterfront-related and coastal-related businesses.

Recorded votes 4

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 525Passed238–189Sep 11, 2019
House 524On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsFailed194–233Sep 11, 2019

Yea 194

Nay 233

Not voting 5

House 523Failed179–252Sep 11, 2019
House 522Failed161–272Sep 11, 2019

Cosponsors 51

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 28, 2019 to Jun 24, 2019; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-NJAndy KimOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-NHChris PappasOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalMar 28, 2019
D-FLDonna E. ShalalaOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-HIEd CaseOriginalMar 28, 2019
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Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Mar 28, 2019Markup Jun 19, 2019Reported Jul 16, 2019
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Referred Mar 28, 2019Hearings Apr 2, 2019Discharged Jun 19, 2019
SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee
Referred Sep 12, 2019

Actions 39

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 12, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Sep 11, 2019Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 548. (consideration: CR H7606-7622; text: CR H7615)
  3. Sep 11, 2019Providing for consideration of H.R. 205, H.R. 1146, and H.R. 1941.
  4. Sep 11, 2019The Speaker designated the Honorable Henry Cuellar to act as Chairman of the Committee.
  5. Sep 11, 2019House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 548 and Rule XVIII.
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In the Congressional Record 6

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
SenateDebate and remarks S5648John Barrasso R-WYSep 24, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H7822, H7823Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Jared Huffman D-CASep 19, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H7673, H7676Fred Upton R-MI, Jared Huffman D-CASep 12, 2019
House · SenateDebate and remarks H761, H7605, H7606–H7622, H7634–H7638Text printed H7615Amendments H7615, H7616, H7617, H7618, H7619, H7621, H7622Motions H7636Recorded votes H7635, H7637, H7638enactGosar amendment (certify that moratorium on certain offshore oil and gas leasing will not adversely affect jobs available to women and minorities)Graves of Louisiana motion to recommit (certify that prohibition will not increase the national average price of gasoline)Notices H7662, S5449Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection ActIntention to object to H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act: Senator CassidyTables H7662Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection ActAlan S. Lowenthal D-CA, Andy Levin D-MI (amendment), Ben Cline R-VA, Bill Cassidy R-LA, Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Chellie Pingree D-ME, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, David N. Cicilline D-RI, Debbie Lesko R-AZ (amendment), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Garret Graves R-LA (motion), Harley Rouda D-CA (amendment), James R. Langevin D-RI (amendment), Jeff Duncan R-SC, Jefferson Van Drew D-NJ, Joe Cunningham D-SC, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Madeleine Dean D-PA, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, Mike Bost R-IL, Mike Levin D-CA, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ (amendment), Rob Bishop R-UT, Salud O. Carbajal D-CA, Scott R. Tipton R-CO, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Ted Lieu D-CA, Tom McClintock R-CA (amendment)Sep 11, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H7566–H7571, H7586Text printed H7566Amendments H7571Recorded votes H7584consideration (H. Res. 548), previous questionAlcee L. Hastings D-FL, Debbie Lesko R-AZ, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D-FL, Donna E. Shalala D-FL, Garret Graves R-LA, Richard Hudson R-NC, Rodney Davis R-IL (amendment)Sep 10, 2019
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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.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Sep 10, 2019Rules Committee Print 116-31 for H.R. 1941, the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act, with the Manager's AmendmentPreliminary CBO Cost Estimate of Direct Spending Effects of Rules Committee Print 116-31 for H.R. 1941 with the Manager's Amendment, as posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on September 6, 2019
  2. Jul 15, 2019H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 19, 2019

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 54, March 28, 2019, page H2917.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 116-16U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020105 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeMay 15, 2019

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R45978The Outdoor Recreation EconomyReportOct 22, 2019

Amendments 8

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 606An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part F of House Report 116-200 to allow (but does not mandate) the Pacific OCS planning area to be included in a future five-year leasing plan under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.Tom McClintock R-CAOn agreeing to the McClintock amendment (A001) Failed by voice vote.
HAmdt 607Amendment sought to change the name of the bill to the Russian Energy Reliance and U.S. Poverty Act.Paul A. Gosar R-AZOn agreeing to the Gosar amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 161 - 272 (Roll no. 522).
HAmdt 608An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part F of House Report 116-200 to require the Department of the Interior, in consultation with the Department of Defense, to confirm that this legislation poses no national security risk due to potential increases in dependence on foreign oil.Debbie Lesko R-AZOn agreeing to the Lesko amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 609An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part F of House Report 116-200 to require a GAO study on the impacts of offshore drilling on coastal communities and coastal economies.James R. Langevin D-RIOn agreeing to the Langevin amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 610An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part F of House Report 116-200 to direct the Department of the Interior to make the information from the inspections and payments made into the Ocean Energy Safety Fund required by the bill available to the public, including information related to the operators, facilities, amounts paid into the fund, and inspection results.Harley Rouda D-CAOn agreeing to the Rouda amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 548Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 205) to amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to permanently extend the moratorium on leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1146) to amend Public Law 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to repeal the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1941) to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing program certain planning areas, and for other purposes.Procedurally relatedSep 10, 2019

Titles 5

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing program certain planning areas, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 12, 2019Referred in Senate
  2. Sep 11, 2019Engrossed in House
  3. Jul 16, 2019Reported in House
  4. Mar 28, 2019Introduced in House

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