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119-hr-2673119th Congress

Florida Coastal Protection Act

Sponsored By: Representative Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]

Introduced

Summary

Prohibits new oil and gas leasing in three offshore Florida areas. It would bar the Secretary from issuing any new leases or other authorizations for exploration, development, or production in three defined planning areas off Florida's coast, while preserving rights under leases issued before enactment.

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  • Coastal communities and tourism: Residents and local businesses would see fewer new oil and gas authorizations off their shores in the three named areas.
  • Energy companies and developers: Companies could not obtain new leases or permits for exploration, development, or production in the specified Eastern Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas.
  • Current leaseholders: Any lease issued under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act before enactment would remain unaffected.

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Ban new offshore oil and gas leasing near Florida

If enacted, the Interior Secretary would be barred from issuing new federal leases or other approvals for oil and gas exploration, development, or production in three Florida offshore areas. The ban would cover: the Eastern Gulf of Mexico area named in the 2006 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act; the South Atlantic planning area south of 30 degrees 43 minutes North, as shown in the 2024–2029 leasing program (September 2023); and the Straits of Florida planning area from that same program. This would apply even if another law says otherwise. Rights under leases issued before enactment would stay in place. The ban would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]

FL • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/14/2025

  • Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/14/2025

  • Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 4/17/2025

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2025

  • Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 6/2/2025

  • Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 6/6/2025

  • Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 9/2/2025

  • Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 3/24/2026

  • Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 6/29/2026

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