[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 956 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 956

To prohibit oil and gas exploration, development, and production in the 
      North Atlantic Planning Area of the Outer Continental Shelf.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2023

   Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit oil and gas exploration, development, and production in the 
      North Atlantic Planning Area of the Outer Continental Shelf.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Drilling in the North Atlantic 
Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
              PRODUCTION IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC PLANNING AREA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 8 of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337), the Secretary of the Interior may not 
lease any area in the North Atlantic Planning Area of the Outer 
Continental Shelf for oil and gas exploration, development, or 
production.
    (b) No Effect on Existing Leases.--Subsection (a) shall not affect 
any oil and gas leases issued before the date of enactment of this 
section.
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