United States · Bill · S
S. 1263 (115th)
Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act
Introduced
25 May 2017
Last action
25 May 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Subjects
Environment, Energy
Source updated
24 March 2026
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, gas, or methane hydrate 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
25 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
25 May 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 May 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1263
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1263
- us · 115-s-1263 · source updated 24 March 2026