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H.R. 2881

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2881, the COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Apr 10, 2025 by Rep. Frank Pallone (D) with 40 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. 2881 has 40 co-sponsors.

hb2881/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2881 IH: Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling 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. 2881  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 10, 2025   Mr. Pallone  (for himself,  Mr. Huffman ,  Ms. Tokuda ,  Mr. Menendez ,  Ms. Sherrill ,  Mrs. Watson Coleman ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Ms. Pingree ,  Mr. Panetta ,  Ms. Castor of Florida ,  Mr. Fitzpatrick ,  Mr. Scott of Virginia ,  Ms. Bonamici ,  Mr. Case ,  Ms. DeGette ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. McGovern ,  Mr. Levin ,  Mr. Kean ,  Mrs. McIver ,  Mr. Nadler ,  Ms. Ross ,  Ms. Pou , and  Mr. Magaziner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act of 2025   or the   COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of outer Continental Shelf
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 certain areas of outer Continental Shelf
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary shall not issue a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the following planning areas, as each such planning area is depicted in the 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program referenced in the notice of availability published by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management titled  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; published October 2, 2023):
(1)
The North Atlantic planning area.
(2)
The Mid-Atlantic planning area.
(3)
The South Atlantic planning area.
(4)
The Straits of Florida planning area.
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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 amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas.

Sponsors

Rep. Frank Pallone (D) sponsors H.R. 2881, and 40 members have co-sponsored it, 23 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2881 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

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

Actions

H.R. 2881 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. 2881 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2881 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 44 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2881 in 20 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, Animals, Environment/Superfund, Government Issues, Immigration.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
OCEANA INC—District of Columbia16—
OCEAN CONSERVANCY—District of Columbia16—
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE—District of Columbia15—
ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION—District of Columbia11—
EARTHJUSTICE ACTIONnonprofit advocacy organizationDistrict of Columbia11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
OCEANA, INC.16—
OCEAN CONSERVANCY16—
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE15—
ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION11—
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 44.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CAITLIN HART116
KATHERINE TSANTIRIS116
MICHAEL MESSMER116
NAYYIR RANSOME116
SARA WANOUS116
TAYLOR MANN116
CASSIE FERRI115
CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL115
DANIEL MOSS115
MARY BEETHAM115
TAYLOR RUSH115
RACHAEL DEWITT114
ROBERT DEWEY114
COURTNEY MILLEY113
ADDIE HAUGHEY111
AMERICA FITZPATRICK111
BLAINE MILLER MCFEELEY111
CAMERON WALKUP111
CHLOE PARAVICINI111
COBY DOLAN111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
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
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2025 second_quarter$225.7K2nd Quarter - Report
OCEANA INCOCEANA, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$216K4th 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 third_quarter$179K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
OCEAN CONSERVANCYOCEAN CONSERVANCY2025 fourth_quarter$143K4th Quarter - Report
EARTHJUSTICE ACTIONEARTHJUSTICE ACTION2025 third_quarter$128.9K3rd 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
OCEANA INCOCEANA, INC.2025 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 third_quarter$80K3rd Quarter - Report
ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATIONANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2881 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2881’s is Energy.

hr2881/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. 2881, 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. PALLONE:H.R. 2881.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to clause 2(d) (1) of rule XIII of the Rules ofthe House of Representatives, the Committee finds theauthority for the legislation 1, section 8 of theConstitution.[Page H1602]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com