New England Coastal Protection Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2865 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2865 To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2025 Mr. Magaziner (for himself, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Keating, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Himes, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Neal) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England. 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 ``New England Coastal Protection Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING ON OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF COAST OF NEW ENGLAND. Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended …