US SB22 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S56)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 23 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S56)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.
Title
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
| Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Laphonza Butler [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-23 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S56) |
Same As/Similar To
HB470 (Same As) 2023-02-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/22/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s22/BILLS-118s22is.pdf |
