Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 2059 (98th)

A bill to impose a moratorium on offshore oil and gas leasing, certain licensing and permitting, and approval of certain plans, with respect to geographical areas located in the Pacific Ocean off the coastline of the State of California, and in the Atlantic Ocean off the State of Massachusetts.

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

10 March 1983

Last action

2 July 1983 · Committee

Status

Field Hearings Held in San Francisco, California.

Sponsors

Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16], Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10], Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1], Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44], Rep. Bosco, Douglas H. [D-CA-1], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-24], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27], Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. Hall, Katie [D-IN-1], Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Ratchford, William R. [D-CT-5], Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2], Rep. McKernan, John R., Jr. [R-ME-1], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-19], Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Shannon, James M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5], Rep. Barnes, Michael D. [D-MD-8], Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11], Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5]

Subjects

Energy

Source updated

7 February 2024

Energy

Official sourceView documentsShare

Summary

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to specified submerged areas located in the Pacific Ocean off the California coastline and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Massachusetts coastline, from: (1) issuing any oil and gas lease; (2) granting any license or permit for any activity which both affects the areas and involves drilling for oil and gas; and (3) approving any exploration plan or any development and production plan which provides for such activities. Terminates the provisions of this Act of January 1, 2000.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 10 March 1983

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 March 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 March 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 29 March 1983

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Mining, Forest Management and Bonneville Power Administration.

    Source: Committee

  5. 2 July 1983

    Committee

    Field Hearings Held in San Francisco, California.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Showing 48 of 60 sponsors and actors.

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.