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COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas.
Summary
This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit offshore oil and gas drilling, exploration, and production in four designated planning areas: the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida. The prohibition applies to all new leases and authorizations for oil, natural gas, or other mineral exploration and development in these areas. The bill defines these planning areas by reference to the 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ)
39 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ)
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO)
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT)
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA)
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Frank Pallone’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- COX ENTERPRISES $28,000
- AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS $17,200
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON $15,500
- RESOLUTION PUBLIC AFFAIRS $14,800
- NULL $14,375
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Frank Pallone → · 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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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2025
Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Sherrill, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Case, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kean, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Ross, Ms. Pou, and Mr. Magaziner) 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 the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas.
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 “Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti- Drilling Act of 2025” or the “COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN CERTAIN AREAS OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.
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 Leasing in Certain Areas of Outer Continental Shelf.—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, natural gas, or any other mineral in the following planning areas, as each such planning area is depicted in the 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program referenced in the notice of availability published by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management titled ‘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; published October 2, 2023):
“(1) The North Atlantic planning area.
“(2) The Mid-Atlantic planning area.
“(3) The South Atlantic planning area.
“(4) The Straits of Florida planning area.”. <all>
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