COAST Anti-Drilling Act

Summary

Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease or other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in either the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, or the North Atlantic planning areas.

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Timeline

1. 22 April 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

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2. 22 April 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 22 April 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 April 2015

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• John Reed · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Cosponsor
• Brian Schatz · D · Cosponsor
• · sseg00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← COAST Anti-Drilling Act
• related to ← West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2015