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S. 1472
U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee
Summary
S. 1472, the New England Coastal Protection Act, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 10, 2025 by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Apr 10, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Record
Text
S. 1472 has 10 co-sponsors.
sb1472/introduced-in-senate.txt119 S1472 IS: New England Coastal Protection ActU.S. Senate2025-04-10text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1472 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Collins , Ms. Hassan , Mr. King , Mr. Markey , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Reed , Mrs. Shaheen , and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILLTo prohibit oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the New England Coastal Protection Act .2.Prohibition of oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New EnglandSection 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 certain areas of the outer Continental ShelfNotwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary may not issue a lease for the exploration for, or development or production of, oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut..
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-04-10
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
A bill to prohibit oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England.
Sponsors
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) sponsors S. 1472, and 10 members have co-sponsored it, 9 of them from the day it was introduced.

Sen. · D–RI · Sponsor
Introduced Apr 10, 2025

Sen. · D–CT · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–ME · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–NH · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Sen. · I–ME · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–MA · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–CT · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–RI · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–NH · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–MA · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original
Committees
S. 1472 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.
Actions
S. 1472 has taken 2 actions since Apr 10, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 10, 2025 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee | ||
Apr 10, 2025 | — | Introduced in Senate |
Votes
S. 1472 has not gone to a roll call.
Related bills
1 bill is related to S. 1472.
Titles
S. 1472 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- New England Coastal Protection Act — Display Title
- New England Coastal Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
4 clients hired 4 firms and 30 registered lobbyists who named S. 1472 in 16 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, Science/Technology, Animals, Environment/Superfund.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCEAN CONSERVANCY | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | — |
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 5 | — |
| OCEANA INC | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 4 | — |
| LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCEAN CONSERVANCY | 1 | 6 | — |
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | 1 | 5 | — |
| OCEANA, INC. | 1 | 4 | — |
| LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS | 1 | 1 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 30.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAITLIN HART | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| KATHERINE TSANTIRIS | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| NAYYIR RANSOME | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| SARA WANOUS | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| CASSIE FERRI | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| DANIEL MOSS | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| MARY BEETHAM | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| TAYLOR RUSH | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| MICHAEL MESSMER | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| RACHAEL DEWITT | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ROBERT DEWEY | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| TAYLOR MANN | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| COURTNEY MILLEY | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| AMERICA FITZPATRICK | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CHLOE PARAVICINI | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DARIEN DAVIS | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DAVID SHADBURN | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DOUGLAS LINDNER | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ELIANA KOSOVA | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS | LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS | 2025 second_quarter | $290K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| OCEANA INC | OCEANA, INC. | 2026 second_quarter | $280K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | 2026 second_quarter | $270K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| OCEAN CONSERVANCY | OCEAN CONSERVANCY | 2026 second_quarter | $260K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| OCEANA INC | OCEANA, INC. | 2025 third_quarter | $260K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| OCEAN CONSERVANCY | OCEAN CONSERVANCY | 2025 second_quarter | $225.7K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| OCEANA INC | OCEANA, INC. | 2025 second_quarter | $210K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| OCEAN CONSERVANCY | OCEAN CONSERVANCY | 2026 first_quarter | $202K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| OCEAN CONSERVANCY | OCEAN CONSERVANCY | 2025 third_quarter | $202K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| OCEANA INC | OCEANA, INC. | 2026 first_quarter | $200K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| OCEAN CONSERVANCY | OCEAN CONSERVANCY | 2025 third_quarter | $179K | 3rd Quarter - Amendme… |
| OCEAN CONSERVANCY | OCEAN CONSERVANCY | 2025 fourth_quarter | $143K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | 2025 second_quarter | $110K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | 2026 first_quarter | $100K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | 2025 fourth_quarter | $100K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | 2025 third_quarter | $80K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files S. 1472 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1472’s is Energy.
s1472/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com
