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H.R. 4888: Safe COAST Act

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H.R. 4888: Safe COAST Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-01-29 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-01-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Safe COAST Act

Plain summary

Safe Coasts, Oceans, And Seaside Towns Act or the Safe COAST Act This bill provides statutory authority for specified safety regulations that govern offshore oil and gas production in the Outer Continental Shelf and provide protections for human, marine, and coastal environments. The Department of the Interior must contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to complete the study titled "Review and Update of Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Inspection Program" within 21 months.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Safe COAST Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · 64 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Darren Soto (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), André Carson (D-IN), Mark Takano (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and 4 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4888 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115