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H.R. 5697 · 111th Congress

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit leasing in the North Atlantic Planning Area.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 111th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

10 cosponsors · 10 D

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Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any oil and gas lease for any submerged lands in the North Atlantic Planning Area, as such area is designated on June 18, 2010.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 1, 2010

Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any oil and gas lease for any submerged lands in the North Atlantic Planning Area, as such area is designated on June 18, 2010.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit leasing in the North Atlantic Planning Area.

Latest action (Jul 8, 2010): Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Policy area: Energy · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 1, 2010

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.