COAST Anti-Drilling Act
Summary
Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from authorizing the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil or natural gas in specified planning areas of the Outer Continental Shelf along the Atlantic Coast, including the Straits of Florida.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 11, 2021
Last action May 13, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
3
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
May 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
lower
May 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
May 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 28 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Pallone, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
A. Donald McEachin
DDemocratic
Co
Albio Sires
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Pascrell, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Charlie Crist
DDemocratic
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher H. Smith
RRepublican
Co
David N. Cicilline
DDemocratic
Co
Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
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