West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 40
- Latest action
- Apr 10, 2025
What it does
The West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025 would permanently ban oil and gas exploration, development, and production on the outer Continental Shelf off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington by amending the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. The prohibition applies to four specific planning areas—Washington/Oregon, Northern California, Central California, and Southern California—as defined in the 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program. The bill would prevent the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any leases or authorizations for offshore oil and gas activities in these regions, overriding any conflicting provisions of existing…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.