United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5817 (114th)
Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act
Introduced
14 July 2016
Last action
4 August 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sponsors
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1]
Subjects
Environment, Energy
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil or gas exploration and development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. The geological and geophysical activities are described in a final programmatic environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled "Atlantic OCS Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas."
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Timeline
14 July 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
14 July 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 July 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 August 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 July 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5817
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5817
- us · 114-hr-5817 · source updated 5 December 2025