Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
The bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to bar the Secretary from issuing any new leases or authorizations for oil and gas exploration, development, or production in three specified offshore areas off Florida: the Eastern Gulf of Mexico area referenced in GOMESA section 104(a), the southern portion of the South Atlantic Planning Area south of 30°43′ N, and the Straits of Florida Planning Area as depicted in the 2024–2029 OCS leasing program. The measure explicitly preserves rights under leases issued before enactment.
Progressives emphasize climate and coastal environmental protection
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill performs a focused statutory amendment to prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases and authorizations in defined areas off the coast of Florida, using clear operative language and specific area references while preserving pre-existing lease rights.
The bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to bar the Secretary from issuing any new leases or authorizations for oil and gas exploration, development, or production in three specified offshore areas off Florida: the Eastern Gulf of Mexico area referenced in GOMESA section 104(a), the southern portion of the South Atlantic Planning Area south of 30°43′ N, and the Straits of Florida Planning Area as depicted in the 2024–2029 OCS leasing program.
The measure explicitly preserves rights under leases issued before enactment.
Short, targeted statutory ban improves odds in committee/House, but national energy/revenue tradeoffs and Senate consensus needs lower overall chances.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill performs a focused statutory amendment to prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases and authorizations in defined areas off the coast of Florida, using clear operative language and specific area references while preserving pre-existing lease rights.
Progressives emphasize climate and coastal environmental protection
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize climate and coastal environmental protection
Likely broadly supportive because the bill prevents new offshore drilling near Florida, protecting coastal ecosystems and reducing future fossil fuel extraction.
They will welcome the explicit preservation of existing leases while arguing for stronger climate and transition measures elsewhere.
Generally cautiously favorable: it protects sensitive Florida waters while preserving preexisting lease rights, but raises concerns about energy supply, economic impacts, and possible litigation.
Support likely conditional on accompanying energy and economic analyses.
Likely opposed: views this as an unnecessary federal restriction on domestic energy production that harms jobs and energy security.
The protection for existing leases reduces but does not eliminate opposition.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Short, targeted statutory ban improves odds in committee/House, but national energy/revenue tradeoffs and Senate consensus needs lower overall chances.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize climate and coastal environmental protection
Short, targeted statutory ban improves odds in committee/House, but national energy/revenue tradeoffs and Senate consensus needs lower over…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill performs a focused statutory amendment to prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases and authorizations in defined areas off the coast of Florida, using clear operative…
Go beyond the headline summary with full stakeholder mapping, legislative design analysis, passage barriers, and lens-by-lens tradeoff breakdowns.