NOW Act
USA118th CongressHR-4936| House
| Updated: 7/26/2023
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (47)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Gabe Amo (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Robert Garcia (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jennifer L. McClellan (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Maxwell Frost (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Valerie P. Foushee (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)
Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act or the NOW Act This bill repeals certain requirements that the Department of the Interior must meet before issuing a lease for offshore wind development. Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Interior may not issue a lease unless (1) an offshore oil and gas lease sale has been held in the year prior to issuing the lease, and (2) Interior offers a specified minimum acreage for offshore lease sales in the previous year. The bill repeals those requirements.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Energy
NOW Act
USA118th CongressHR-4936| House
| Updated: 7/26/2023
Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act or the NOW Act This bill repeals certain requirements that the Department of the Interior must meet before issuing a lease for offshore wind development. Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Interior may not issue a lease unless (1) an offshore oil and gas lease sale has been held in the year prior to issuing the lease, and (2) Interior offers a specified minimum acreage for offshore lease sales in the previous year. The bill repeals those requirements.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (47)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Gabe Amo (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Robert Garcia (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jennifer L. McClellan (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Maxwell Frost (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Valerie P. Foushee (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)
Natural Resources Committee
Energy
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted