HR 1320 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

COAST Anti-Drilling Act

Introduced Mar 1, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 22, 2023 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. IntroducedMar 1, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act

This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from authorizing the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil, natural gas, or other minerals in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf along the Atlantic Coast. Specifically, the prohibition applies to the Mid-Atlantic planning area, the South Atlantic planning area, the North Atlantic planning area, and the Straits of Florida.

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2023 to Jun 26, 2024; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NJAndy KimOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMar 1, 2023
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-HIEd CaseOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NJMikie SherrillOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalMar 1, 2023
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMar 1, 2023
R-NJThomas H. Kean, Jr.OriginalMar 1, 2023
D-CODiana DeGetteMar 6, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMar 6, 2024
D-MAJames P. McGovernMar 6, 2024
D-RISeth MagazinerJun 26, 2024

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Mar 1, 2023
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Referred Mar 22, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 22, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  2. Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 1, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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: Pursuant to clause 2(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee finds the authority for the legislation 1, section 8 of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: Energy

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 39, March 1, 2023, page H1052.

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.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 617COAST Anti-Drilling ActIdentical billMar 1, 2023
HR 3116COAST Anti-Drilling ActReintroduction ofMay 13, 2021

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
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 Title(s) 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.

  1. Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House

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