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H.R. 2158: Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act

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H.R. 2158: Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-26 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act

Plain summary

Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil, gas, or methane hydrate exploration and development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. The geological and geophysical activities are described in a final programmatic environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled "Atlantic OCS Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas."

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Official text

Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] · 40 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jared Huffman (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), William R. Keating (D-MA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Darren Soto (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2158 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115