US Congress Senate Bill 2986

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on September 28 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-09-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule, and to prohibit the inclusion in certain oil and gas leases, exploration or development plans, or well permits requirements or recommendations, that establish a vessel speed or operational restriction in the Central or Western Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico of the outer Continental Shelf until the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce complete a study demonstrating that proposed mitigation efforts would have no negative impact on supply chains, United States offshore energy production and generation, military activities, including readiness, and United States commercial and recreational fishing maritime commerce, and for other purposes.

WHALE Act Warding off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts Act

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS]	Sen. Katie Boyd Britt [R-AL]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Tommy Tuberville [R-AL]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-09-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB5661 (Related) 2023-09-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2986/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s2986/BILLS-118s2986is.pdf