Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ban issuance of leases for exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas on the outer Continental Shelf off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
Climate/coastal protection versus energy development and jobs.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear and narrowly focused substantive policy change implemented by a direct amendment to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ban issuance of leases for exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas on the outer Continental Shelf off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
Clear, narrow statutory ban but high political salience and no compromise features; standalone regional energy bans rarely become law without wider agreement or attachment.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear and narrowly focused substantive policy change implemented by a direct amendment to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. The core mechanism (prohibiting issuance of leases off specified states) is explicit and legally framed.
Climate/coastal protection versus energy development and jobs.
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Climate/coastal protection versus energy development and jobs.
Likely to view this bill favorably as a targeted climate and coastal-protection measure.
Sees it as preventing new fossil fuel infrastructure and protecting fisheries, tourism, and coastal ecosystems.
Views the bill as a narrowly targeted federal restriction balancing coastal protection against limited energy tradeoffs.
Wants evidence on energy supply impacts and local economic consequences before full endorsement.
Likely to oppose the bill as unnecessary federal overreach that restricts domestic energy production.
Sees it as setting a precedent for politicized regional carve-outs and harming energy independence.
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Clear, narrow statutory ban but high political salience and no compromise features; standalone regional energy bans rarely become law without wider agreement or attachment.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Climate/coastal protection versus energy development and jobs.
Clear, narrow statutory ban but high political salience and no compromise features; standalone regional energy bans rarely become law witho…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear and narrowly focused substantive policy change implemented by a direct amendment to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. The core mechanism (prohibiting…
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