HR 4936 · 118th Congress · Energy

NOW Act

Introduced 2023-07-26· Sponsored by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.(2023-07-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act or the NOW Act This bill repeals certain requirements that the Department of the Interior must meet before issuing a lease for offshore wind development. Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Interior may not issue a lease unless (1) an offshore oil and gas lease sale has been held in the year prior to issuing the lease, and (2) Interior offers a specified minimum acreage for offshore lease sales in the previous year. The bill repeals those requirements.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]NC
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]CA
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]NY
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]VA
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]MN
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]CA
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]MO
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]CA
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]CA
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]PA
Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]MD
Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]VA
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]MI
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]FL
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]MD