West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025
Latest action · Apr 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on 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 10, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2025 to Jul 20, 2026; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Sam T. Liccardo | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Luz M. Rivas | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Dec 5, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Dec 12, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Jul 20, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2025Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 65, April 10, 2025, page H1601.
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.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44692 | Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Status and Issues in Brief | Report | Jul 29, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1432 | West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Apr 10, 2025 |
Titles 2
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 oil and gas exploration, development, and production on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House
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.
