,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cehe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bg1 #bjai,mr4 
,rutherford 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lawson  
of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,soto1 
,mr4 ,crist1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1  
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,mucarsel-,powell1 
,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,ms4 ,wasserman
 ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1
 ,mr4 ,spano1 ,mr4 ,buchanan1 ,mr4      
,mast1 ,mr4 ,rooney of ,florida1 and    
,mr4 ,waltz7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide for a moratorium on 
oil and gas leasing and exploration on  
the outer ,continental ,shelf off the   
coast of ,florida until #bjbi1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,bolstering    
,economies1 ,anglers1 ,coastal          
,habitats1 ,ecosystems and ,security in 
,florida ,act or the ,,beaches in       
,florida ,act4  #b4 ,moratorium on oil  
and gas leasing and exploration on the  

outer ,continental ,shelf off coast of  
,florida  7a7 ,extension of ,gulf coast 
moratorium ,section #ajd7;a7 of the     
,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act 
of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note7 is  
amended--  7#a7 by striking #bjbb and   
inserting #bjbi2 and  7#b7 by inserting 
1 and may not issue a permit for oil and
 gas exploration 7as such term is       
defined in section #b of the ,outer     
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act7 in     
after related activity4  7b7            
,establishment of ,atlantic coast       
moratorium ,section #ab of the ,outer   
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #adca7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7g7 ,moratorium
 on oil and gas leasing off coast of    
,florida  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary may not offer for oil and gas
 leasing1 preleasing1 or any related    
activity1 and may not issue a permit for
 oil and gas exploration in--  7,a7 any 
area in the ,straits of ,florida        
,planning ,area2 and  7,b7 any area in  

the ,south ,atlantic ,planning ,area    
that is south of the northernmost       
lateral seaward administrative boundary 
of the ,state of ,florida4  7#b7        
,application ,this subsection shall     
apply during the period beginning on the
 date of the enactment of this ,act and 
ending on ,june #cj1 #bjbi4  4