119-s3082

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3082 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 3082

 To prohibit oil and natural gas exploration, development, and 
 production in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf off the 
 coast of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 October 30, 2025

 Mrs. Moody (for herself, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Graham) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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 A BILL

 To prohibit oil and natural gas exploration, development, and 
 production in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf off the 
 coast of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, and for other purposes.

 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 ``American Shores Protection Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

 It is the sense of Congress that Congress supports the withdrawal 
of areas of the outer Continental Shelf described in the Presidential 
memorandum entitled ``Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the 
United States Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition'' and 
dated September 8, 2020.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, 
 AND PRODUCTION IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 
 SHELF OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA, GEORGIA, AND SOUTH 
 CAROLINA.

 

Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (q) Prohibition of Oil and Natural Gas Exploration, Development, 
and Production in Certain Areas Off the Coast of Florida, Georgia, and 
South Carolina.--
 ``

    (1) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
 this section or any other law, beginning on the date of 
 enactment of this subsection and ending on June 30, 2032, the 
 Secretary may not issue a lease or any other authorization for 
 the exploration for, or development or production of, oil or 
 natural gas in--
 ``
        (A) any area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that 
 is referred to in 

section 104

    (a) of the Gulf of Mexico 
 Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; 
 Public Law 109-432);
 ``
        (B) the South Atlantic Planning Area, as depicted 
 in the 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil 
 and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program published on 
 September 29, 2023, by the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
 Management (as announced in the notice of availability 
 of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled 
 `Notice of Availability of the 2024-2029 National Outer 
 Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final 
 Program and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact 
 Statement' (88 Fed. Reg. 67798 (October 2, 2023))); or
 ``
            (C) the Straits of Florida Planning Area, as 
 depicted in the 2024-2029 National Outer Continental 
 Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program 
 published on September 29, 2023, by the Bureau of Ocean 
 Energy Management (as announced in the notice of 
 availability of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
 entitled `Notice of Availability of the 2024-2029 
 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing 
 Proposed Final Program and Final Programmatic 
 Environmental Impact Statement' (88 Fed. Reg. 67798 
 (October 2, 2023))).
 ``

    (2) Limitation on effect.--Nothing in this subsection 
 affects any right under any lease issued under this Act before 
 the date of enactment of this subsection.''.
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