Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act

3.0.0 970 2025-12-05T09:09:28Z 2025-12-05T09:09:28Z House H HR 2023-02-09 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/970 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. WALTZ:H.R. 970.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Prevent energy explotation that would effect the Gulf TestRange.[Page H829]</pre> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2023-02-21T16:16:41Z Referred To 2023-02-09T14:07:05Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-02-09T14:07:10Z Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act 118 279 S 2023-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Identical bill CRS 2023-02-21 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2023-02-09 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2023-02-09 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2023-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000823 Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] Michael Waltz R FL 6 N S000168 Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] Maria Salazar R FL Elvira 27 2023-02-09 True D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 26 2023-02-09 True G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2023-02-09 True R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] John Rutherford R FL H. 5 2023-02-09 True P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2023-02-09 True F000472 Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-18] C. Franklin R FL Scott 18 2023-02-09 True G000593 Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] Carlos Gimenez R FL A. 28 2023-02-09 True D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 2023-02-17 False M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] Brian Mast R FL J. 21 2023-02-17 False L000596 Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] Anna Paulina Luna R FL 13 2023-03-23 False D000032 Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] Byron Donalds R FL 19 2023-05-09 False Energy Energy 2023-03-13T20:00:26Z

00 2023-02-09 Introduced in House 2023-06-16T12:14:53Z Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act This bill establishes a moratorium on energy development (e.g., offshore wind development) in specified areas of the Gulf of Mexico until June 30, 2032. Until that date, the Department of the Interior may not conduct certain energy development activities in any area east of the Military Mission Line in the Gulf of Mexico. The moratorium also applies to other areas of the Outer Continental Shelf—the South Atlantic Planning Area, the Straits of Florida Planning Area, or any area west of the Military Mission Line in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area—if energy exploration, leasing, or development in that area has been identified as having any adverse effect on national security, military readiness, or the Department of Defense's testing capabilities. However, Interior may issue leases in those areas for environmental conservation purposes, including the purposes of shore protection, beach nourishment and restoration, wetlands restoration, and habitat protection.

Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act Display Title 45 Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act 2024-07-24T15:23:37Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act 2024-05-24T13:42:09Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To establish a moratorium on energy development in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:19:17Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr970ih/xml/BILLS-118hr970ih.xml 2023-02-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.