# 114-hr-5817: Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act

114-hr-5817, Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5817
- Congress: 114
- Title: Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Introduced: 2016-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil or gas exploration and development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. The geological and geophysical activities are described in a final programmatic environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled "Atlantic OCS Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas."

## Cosponsors (16)

- FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
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## Sources
- [114-hr-5817 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5817)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5817 (as of 2025-11-18).