Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act

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

1. 25 May 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

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2. 25 May 2017

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 25 May 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11] · D · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
• Maggie Hassan · D · Sponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
• Jeanne Shaheen · D · Sponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
• Gary Peters · D · Cosponsor
• · sseg00 · Standing

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