,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #h1         
#bjai,mr4 ,cicilline 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4          
,courtney1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,golden1
 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4        
,keating1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,ms4 ,kuster of
 ,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4  
,larson of ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,lynch1   
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4    
,neal1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4
 ,pressley1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 and ,mr4     
,welch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit oil and gas leasing on the     
outer ,continental ,shelf off the coast 
of ,new ,england4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,new     
,england ,coastal ,protection ,act4  #b4
 ,prohibition of oil and gas leasing on 
the outer ,continental shelf off the    
coast of ,new ,england ,section #h of   
the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands   

,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accg7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7q7  
,prohibition of oil and gas leasing in  
certain areas of the outer ,continental 
,shelf ,notwithstanding any other       
provision of this section or any other  
law1 the ,secretary may not issue a     
lease for the exploration1 development1 
or production of oil or natural gas in  
any area of the outer ,continental      
,shelf off the coast of the ,state of   
,maine1 ,new ,hampshire1 ,massachusetts1
 ,rhode ,island1 or ,connecticut4  4