American Shores Protection Act of 2025
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Feb 12, 2026
What it does
The American Shores Protection Act of 2025 would prohibit oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production in specified offshore areas off the coasts of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, including parts of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, the South Atlantic Planning Area, and the Straits of Florida Planning Area, through June 30, 2032. The ban applies to new leases or authorizations issued by the Secretary of the Interior but does not affect existing leases enacted before the bill’s passage. The legislation reflects congressional support for a prior presidential memorandum withdrawing these areas from oil and gas leasing.
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