Last action was on 4-10-2025
Current status is Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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This Act may be cited as the "Defend our Coast Act".
Section 12 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(g) Withdrawal from disposition of Mid-Atlantic outer Continental Shelf - The Secretary may not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic Planning Area, as such planning area is depicted in the 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (September 2023).