S 104 · in committee · major
Overturn Biden’s Offshore Energy Ban Act
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill reverses a presidential ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, Pacific, and Bering Sea.
- Energy companies and coastal communities are affected by the reopening of federal waters to drilling leases.
- The bill takes effect immediately by nullifying two January 2025 presidential memoranda.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might reopening federal waters to offshore drilling affect coastal communities' tourism and fishing industries compared to potential job gains in energy sectors?
- 02
What evidence exists about the environmental and economic costs of offshore drilling accidents, and how should that factor into decisions about federal water access?
- 03
Which groups would benefit most from reversing the drilling ban, and who would bear the primary risks or costs if the bill passes?
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Sponsor · R-TX
Ted Cruz
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In Congress
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Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-15
Legislative timeline
2025-01-15 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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