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S 2468 United States Senate · 117th Congress

American Shores Protection Act

Summary
American Shores Protection Act This bill extends a moratorium on oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico through June 30, 2032, and expands the moratorium to include the South Atlantic Planning Area and the Straits of Florida Planning Area.
Issues: ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyBill restricts oil/gas drilling via moratorium extension, directly limiting fossil fuel energy production per topic definition.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentExtends and expands moratorium on offshore drilling, preventing environmental damage from oil/gas extraction in sensitive marine ecosystems.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
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Introduced Jul 26, 2021 Last action Jul 26, 2021
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Jul 26, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Jul 26, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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Photo of Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
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FL
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Photo of Rick Scott
Rick Scott
RRepublican
FL
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