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S. 1432

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Summary

S. 1432, the West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 10, 2025 by Sen. Alex Padilla (D) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Apr 10, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2566).

Record

Text

S. 1432 has 9 co-sponsors.

sb1432/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1432 IS: West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1432  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   April 10, 2025   Mr. Padilla  (for himself,  Mr. Booker ,  Mr. Wyden ,  Mr. Merkley ,  Mrs. Murray ,  Mr. Sanders ,  Mr. Markey ,  Ms. Cantwell ,  Mr. Schiff , and  Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit oil and gas exploration, development, and production on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition of oil and gas exploration, development, and production on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington
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 Exploration, Development, and Production in Certain Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf
(1)
In general
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 or natural gas in the planning areas described in paragraph (2).
(2)
Planning areas
The planning areas referred to in paragraph (1) are the following, as depicted in the 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program published on September 29, 2023, by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (as announced in the notice of availability of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled  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 (October 2, 2023))):
(A)
The Washington/Oregon Planning Area.
(B)
The Northern California Planning Area.
(C)
The Central California Planning Area.
(D)
The Southern California 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 Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit oil and gas exploration, development, and production on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.

Sponsors

Sen. Alex Padilla (D) sponsors S. 1432, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1432 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Apr 10, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S. 1432 has taken 2 actions since Apr 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 10, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2566)Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Apr 10, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1432 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1432, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1432 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit oil and gas exploration, development, and production on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 40 registered lobbyists who named S. 1432 in 19 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, Environment/Superfund, Government Issues, Immigration, Science/Technology.

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—
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—
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 40.

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1432 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1432’s is Energy.

s1432/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com