S. 2720: Clean Coasts Act
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S. 2720: Clean Coasts Act
115th Congress · introduced 2018-04-19 · Energy · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-04-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Clean Coasts Act
Plain summary
Clean Coasts Act This bill provides statutory authority for regulations implemented by the Department of the Interior regarding safety standards for (1)oil and gas and sulphur operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, and (2)oil spill response requirements for facilities located seaward of the coast line.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · 17 cosponsors
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Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Jack Reed (D-RI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] reported raising $985,139 (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
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s2720.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s2720 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115