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H.R. 2820

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2820, the California Clean Coast Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Apr 10, 2025 by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D) with 37 co-sponsors. It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Apr 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 2820 has 37 co-sponsors.

hb2820/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2820 IH: California Clean Coast Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-10
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2820  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 10, 2025   Mr. Carbajal  (for himself,  Mr. Aguilar ,  Mr. Huffman ,  Ms. Barragán ,  Ms. Brownley ,  Ms. Chu ,  Mr. Correa ,  Ms. Friedman ,  Mr. Garamendi ,  Mr. Garcia of California ,  Ms. Jacobs ,  Ms. Kamlager-Dove ,  Mr. Levin ,  Ms. Lofgren ,  Mr. Min ,  Mr. Mullin ,  Mr. Panetta ,  Mr. Peters ,  Mr. Ruiz ,  Ms. Sánchez ,  Mr. Swalwell ,  Mrs. Torres of California , and  Mr. Thompson of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   California Clean Coast Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in areas of the outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California
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 gas leasing in areas of the outer continental shelf located off the coast of California
(1)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law and except as provided in  paragraph (2) , beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, the conduct of oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities is prohibited in areas of the outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of the State of California.
(2)
Effect
Nothing in this subsection affects any rights under leases issued under this Act before the date of enactment of this subsection.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Salud Carbajal (D) sponsors H.R. 2820, and 37 members have co-sponsored it, 22 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2820 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Apr 10, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2820 has taken 2 actions since Apr 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 2820 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2820 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • California Clean Coast Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • California Clean Coast Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 121 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2820 in 15 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Natural Resources, Budget/Appropriations, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Energy/Nuclear, Immigration, Environment/Superfund, Government Issues, Homeland Security.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE—District of Columbia15—
OCEANA INC—District of Columbia14—
OCEAN CONSERVANCY—District of Columbia14—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE15—
OCEANA, INC.14—
OCEAN CONSERVANCY14—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 121.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CASSIE FERRI115
CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL115
DANIEL MOSS115
MARY BEETHAM115
TAYLOR RUSH115
CAITLIN HART114
KATHERINE TSANTIRIS114
MICHAEL MESSMER114
NAYYIR RANSOME114
ROBERT DEWEY114
SARA WANOUS114
TAYLOR MANN114
COURTNEY MILLEY112
RACHAEL DEWITT112
ABELARDO TORRES111
AMERICA FITZPATRICK111
ANDREA PORWOLL111
ASHLEY GUM111
BRADLEY WATTS111
BRINCE MANNING111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS2025 second_quarter$290K2nd Quarter - Report
OCEANA INCOCEANA, INC.2026 second_quarter$280K2nd Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2026 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2026 second_quarter$260K2nd Quarter - Report
OCEANA INCOCEANA, INC.2025 third_quarter$260K3rd Quarter - Report
OCEANA INCOCEANA, INC.2025 second_quarter$210K2nd Quarter - Report
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2026 first_quarter$202K1st Quarter - Report
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2025 third_quarter$202K3rd Quarter - Report
OCEANA INCOCEANA, INC.2026 first_quarter$200K1st Quarter - Report
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2025 fourth_quarter$143K4th Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 second_quarter$110K2nd Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2026 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 third_quarter$80K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2820 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2820’s is Energy.

hr2820/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2820, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 65 (Thursday, April 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARBAJAL:H.R. 2820.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1601]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com