New England Coastal Protection Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1472 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1472 To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Ms. Hassan, Mr. King, Mr. Markey, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND. Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by…