Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the Secretary from issuing leases or any other authorizations for exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the North Atlantic, Mid‑Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas as defined in the 2024–2029 BOEM program.
Climate and coastal protection vs energy access and federal overreach concerns.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward statutory prohibition that is clear about its primary legal effect and geographic scope, and it integrates by directly amending the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the Secretary from issuing leases or any other authorizations for exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the North Atlantic, Mid‑Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas as defined in the 2024–2029 BOEM program.
Clear, narrow policy change with significant partisan framing and fiscal implications; lacks compromise features and faces procedural barriers.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward statutory prohibition that is clear about its primary legal effect and geographic scope, and it integrates by directly amending the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. The drafting is concise and legally operative but leaves several practical details unaddressed.
Climate and coastal protection vs energy access and federal overreach concerns.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Climate and coastal protection vs energy access and federal overreach concerns.
Likely strongly supportive.
The bill permanently protects large Atlantic coastal areas from offshore drilling, aligning with climate, ocean conservation, and coastal community protection priorities.
Mixed but cautiously favorable if accompanied by planning.
Recognizes environmental and tourism benefits, but wants clarity on energy supply, legal effects, and economic transitions for affected workers and suppliers.
Likely opposed.
Views the measure as federal overreach that restricts domestic energy development, raises costs, and denies private and state economic opportunities.
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Clear, narrow policy change with significant partisan framing and fiscal implications; lacks compromise features and faces procedural barriers.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Climate and coastal protection vs energy access and federal overreach concerns.
Clear, narrow policy change with significant partisan framing and fiscal implications; lacks compromise features and faces procedural barri…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward statutory prohibition that is clear about its primary legal effect and geographic scope, and it integrates by directly amending the Outer Contine…
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