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H.R. 2862

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Summary

H.R. 2862, the Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 10, 2025 by Rep. Mike Levin (D) with 23 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. 2862 has 23 co-sponsors.

hb2862/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2862 IH: Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act
 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. 2862  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 10, 2025   Mr. Levin  (for himself,  Mr. Khanna ,  Ms. Jacobs ,  Mr. Peters ,  Mr. Min ,  Mr. Sherman ,  Mr. Carbajal ,  Ms. Brownley ,  Ms. Barragán ,  Mr. Panetta ,  Mr. Mullin ,  Ms. Lofgren ,  Mr. Connolly , and  Ms. Castor of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California Planning Area, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act  .
2.
Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in the Southern California Planning Area
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 the Southern California Planning Area
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary may not issue a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in the Southern California Planning Area, as such planning area is described in the document entitled  2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program , dated September 2023.
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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 prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California Planning Area, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Levin (D) sponsors H.R. 2862, and 23 members have co-sponsored it, 13 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2862 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

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

Actions

H.R. 2862 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. 2862 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2862 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act — Display Title
  • Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California Planning Area, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 30 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2862 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.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
OCEAN CONSERVANCY—District of Columbia16—
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE—District of Columbia15—
OCEANA INC—District of Columbia14—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
OCEAN CONSERVANCY16—
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE15—
OCEANA, INC.14—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 30.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CAITLIN HART116
KATHERINE TSANTIRIS116
NAYYIR RANSOME116
SARA WANOUS116
CASSIE FERRI115
CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL115
DANIEL MOSS115
MARY BEETHAM115
TAYLOR RUSH115
MICHAEL MESSMER114
RACHAEL DEWITT114
ROBERT DEWEY114
TAYLOR MANN114
COURTNEY MILLEY112
AMERICA FITZPATRICK111
CHLOE PARAVICINI111
DARIEN DAVIS111
DAVID SHADBURN111
DOUGLAS LINDNER111
ELIANA KOSOVA111

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 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
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. 2862 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2862’s is Energy.

hr2862/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. 2862, 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. LEVIN:H.R. 2862.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section III, Clause II[Page H1602]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com