United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5014 (115th)
PROTECT Florida Act
Introduced
14 February 2018
Last action
22 February 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sponsors
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6], Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1], Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21], Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Subjects
Environment, Energy
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Preserving Recreation, Oceans, Tourism, Environment, and Coastal Towns in Florida Act or the PROTECT Florida Act This bill extends the moratorium until June 30, 2029, on oil and gas exploration, preleasing or leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to establish a moratorium until June 30, 2029, on oil and gas exploration, preleasing or leasing in the (1) Straits of Florida Planning Area, and (2) the area in the South Atlantic Planning Area that is south of the northernmost lateral seaward administrative boundary of Florida.
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Timeline
14 February 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 February 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 February 2018 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → BEACHES in Florida Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5014
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5014
- us · 115-hr-5014 · source updated 11 August 2025