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H.R.287

H.R.287: New England Coastal Protection Act

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Introduced Jan. 8, 2019
Latest Major Action Feb. 5, 2019
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Bill Sponsor

David Cicilline (D-R.I.)

Bill Cosponsors

20 (All Democrats)

Katherine Clark (D-Mass.)
Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)
Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)
Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.)
Jim Himes (D-Conn.)
Bill Keating (D-Mass.)
Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-Mass.)
Ann McLane Kuster (D-N.H.)
Jim Langevin (D-R.I.)
John B. Larson (D-Conn.)
Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.)
Jim McGovern (D-Mass.)
Seth Moulton (D-Mass.)
Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.)
Chris Pappas (D-N.H.)
Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)
Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.)
Lori Trahan (D-Mass.)
Peter Welch (D-Vt.)
Jared Golden (D-Maine)

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Introduced in House - Jan. 8, 2019

Bill Summary

New England Coastal Protection Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas off the coast of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut.

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Date	Description
Feb. 5, 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan. 8, 2019	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan. 8, 2019	Introduced in the House by David Cicilline (D-R.I.)

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