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Offshore Drilling Ban for Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina

Also known as: American Shores Protection Act of 2025

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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.

Milestones

2 milestones3 actions
Feb 12, 2026Senate

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

Oct 30, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Oct 30, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

American Shores Protection Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 3082
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

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