HR 2849 — West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025

Summary

This bill would permanently prohibit oil and gas exploration, development, and production on the outer Continental Shelf off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington. The bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prevent the Secretary of Interior from issuing leases or other authorizations for oil and natural gas activities in four specific planning areas: the Washington/Oregon, Northern California, Central California, and Southern California planning areas. The prohibition is permanent and overrides other provisions of law that might otherwise allow such leasing. The bill identifies the planning areas according to the 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program published by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The effect would be to completely exclude these West Coast regions from future federal oil and gas leasing.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)

39 cosponsors

Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA)
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA)
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA)
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA)
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA)
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA)
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA)
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA)
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA)
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA)
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Jared Huffman’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

NULL $99,425
ENS RESOURCES INC. $10,700
GEORGE KOORTBOJIAN $7,100
REED INTERNATIONAL LTD $6,950
TEN STRANDS $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jared Huffman → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

Apr 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
Apr 10, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)

Introduced in House · Apr 10, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 10, 2025

Mr. Huffman (for himself, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Chu, Ms. DelBene, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Peters, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Min, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Correa, and Ms. Lofgren) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit oil and gas exploration, development, and production on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON.

Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Exploration, Development, and Production in Certain Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf.—

“(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary shall not issue a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in the planning areas described in paragraph (2).

“(2) Planning areas.—The planning areas referred to in paragraph (1) are the following, as depicted in the 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program published on September 29, 2023, by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (as announced in the notice of availability of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled ‘Notice of Availability of the 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement’ (88 Fed. Reg. 67798 (October 2, 2023))):

HR 2849

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