US Congress Senate Bill 956 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on April 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

OCEAN Act Outer Continental Shelf Energy Access Now Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to limit the President's authority to prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf. The President may prohibit, through a rule making, oil and gas leasing on areas of the outer Continental Shelf located in a national marine sanctuary. Any suspension of operations under a lease arising from a state of war or declaration of national emergency shall be for 90 days and may be renewed. The bill rescinds existing moratoriums on oil and gas leasing on areas of the outer Continental Shelf other than marine sanctuaries and national monuments. The President may not declare or reserve any ocean waters or lands beneath ocean waters as a national monument.

OCEAN Act Outer Continental Shelf Energy Access Now Act

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]

Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA]

Sen. Luther Strange [R-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-27	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB2157 (Related) 2017-05-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/956/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s956/BILLS-115s956is.pdf