American Shores Protection Act of 2025

Key Points

• This bill, introduced by Senator Moody, would stop the federal government from issuing new leases or permits for oil and gas drilling in specific ocean areas off the coasts of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
• The ban would stay in place until June 30, 2032, ensuring that no new exploration or production projects can start in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico or the South Atlantic region for several years.
• The policy aims to protect coastal environments and local tourism industries that depend on clean beaches, while formally backing previous government efforts to keep these waters free of oil rigs.
• If passed, the law would not cancel any drilling leases that companies already own; it only prevents the government from handing out new ones in these protected zones.

Impact Analysis

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