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Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act

USA117th CongressHR-8980| House 
| Updated: 9/22/2022
Michael Waltz

Michael Waltz

Republican Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (13)
Scott Franklin (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Kat Cammack (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Byron Donalds (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)

Armed Services Committee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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 Gulf of Mexico—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.
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Timeline
Sep 22, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4943
Introduced in Senate
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in House
Sep 22, 2022
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.
  • September 22, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4943
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 22, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • September 22, 2022
    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.

Energy

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  • S 117-4943: Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act

Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act

USA117th CongressHR-8980| House 
| Updated: 9/22/2022
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 Gulf of Mexico—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.
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Timeline
Sep 22, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4943
Introduced in Senate
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in House
Sep 22, 2022
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.
  • September 22, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4943
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 22, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • September 22, 2022
    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.
Michael Waltz

Michael Waltz

Republican Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (13)
Scott Franklin (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Kat Cammack (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Byron Donalds (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)

Armed Services Committee, Natural Resources Committee

Energy

Related Bills

  • S 117-4943: Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted