[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3082 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3082

     To prohibit oil and natural gas exploration, development, and 
  production in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf off the 
 coast of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 30, 2025

    Mrs. Moody (for herself, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Graham) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
     To prohibit oil and natural gas exploration, development, and 
  production in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf off the 
 coast of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Shores Protection Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that Congress supports the withdrawal 
of areas of the outer Continental Shelf described in the Presidential 
memorandum entitled ``Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the 
United States Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition'' and 
dated September 8, 2020.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, 
              AND PRODUCTION IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 
              SHELF OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA, GEORGIA, AND SOUTH 
              CAROLINA.

    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 Natural Gas Exploration, Development, 
and Production in Certain Areas Off the Coast of Florida, Georgia, and 
South Carolina.--
            ``(1) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this section or any other law, beginning on the date of 
        enactment of this subsection and ending on June 30, 2032, the 
        Secretary may not issue a lease or any other authorization for 
        the exploration for, or development or production of, oil or 
        natural gas in--
                    ``(A) any area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that 
                is referred to in section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico 
                Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; 
                Public Law 109-432);
                    ``(B) the South Atlantic Planning Area, 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))); or
                    ``(C) the Straits of Florida Planning Area, 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))).
            ``(2) Limitation on effect.--Nothing in this subsection 
        affects any right under any lease issued under this Act before 
        the date of enactment of this subsection.''.
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