OFFSHORE Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 16, 2020 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
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.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Opening Federal Financial Sharing to Heighten Opportunities for Renewable Energy Act of 2020 or the OFFSHORE Act of 2020
This bill expands revenue sharing for offshore wind projects on the Outer Continental Shelf, including for fees, rentals, bonuses and royalties.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2020 to Sep 15, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 6, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | May 6, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | May 6, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jun 3, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Jun 3, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 3, 2020 | |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Jun 3, 2020 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jun 3, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jun 3, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jun 3, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jun 3, 2020 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Jun 3, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Aug 6, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Sep 15, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Sep 15, 2020 |
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 Mar 12, 2020 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Sep 16, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2020Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.
- Mar 12, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Mar 12, 2020Read 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 S7490 | Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Dec 15, 2020 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-380 | PENDING LEGISLATION791 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Sep 16, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to expand the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expand revenue sharing for offshore wind, to reauthorize the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- OFFSHORE Act of 2020
- Opening Federal Financial Sharing to Heighten Opportunities for Renewable Energy Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2020Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
