# 119-hr-2673: Florida Coastal Protection Act

119-hr-2673, Florida Coastal Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-07-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2673
- Congress: 119
- Title: Florida Coastal Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-01

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban new offshore oil and gas leasing near Florida: benefit, medium. 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; t…

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- 119-hr-1661: SAFE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
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- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2673 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2673)

## Related
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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1661: SAFE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1661)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2673 (as of 2026-07-01).