S.2418: COASTAL Act

About This Bill

  • Introduced Aug. 1, 2019
  • Latest Major Action Feb. 25, 2020

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Bill Summary

Conservation Of America's Shoreline Terrain and Aquatic Life Act or the COASTAL Act This bill addresses the distribution of revenues collected from oil and gas leasing on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and the Alaska OCS. Specifically, the bill increases the revenue Gulf states (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) receive from certain federal oil and leases in the Gulf of Mexico and eliminates the revenue sharing...

(Source: Library of Congress)

What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

There are 3 statements associated with S.2418.

Bill Actions

Date Description
Feb. 25, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 430.
Feb. 25, 2020
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.
Nov. 19, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Nov. 7, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Aug. 1, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Aug. 1, 2019

Introduced in the Senate by Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

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