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Search Results: keywords:"massachusetts"

H. R. 9273 — To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England.
August 02, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:314
H.R. 9273 is a bill that proposes to prevent oil and gas companies from leasing areas on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England for exploration, development, or production. The bill specifically amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that no...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9273 is a plan to keep big companies from digging for oil and gas in the ocean areas off the coasts of some New England states like Maine and Massachusetts. This is meant to help protect the ocean and the animals that live there.
H. R. 3728 — An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the Caroline Chang Post Office.
November 21, 2024
Status:Enrolled Bill
Congress:118
Words:180
The bill H. R. 3728 designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the "Caroline Chang Post Office." This act ensures that any reference to this facility, whether in law, map, regulation, document, or...
Simple Explanation
The bill H. R. 3728 means that the Post Office at 25 Dorchester Avenue in Boston will now be called the "Caroline Chang Post Office," so everyone knows it by that name now.
S. 608 — To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes.
January 09, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:518
The bill S. 608, titled the Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2023, aims to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. It directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the entire Deerfield River, including its branches and major...
Simple Explanation
The Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act wants to check if the Deerfield River and its nearby streams in Massachusetts and Vermont are special enough to be protected by the government as wild and scenic. To do this, a big study will be done, and people will look carefully at the river to decide if it needs to be added to a list of very important and beautiful rivers.
S. 4852 — To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England.
July 30, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:299
S. 4852, titled the “New England Coastal Protection Act,” is a bill introduced in the Senate on July 30, 2024. The bill seeks to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the leasing of areas for oil and gas exploration or production off the coasts of New...
Simple Explanation
In simple terms, this bill wants to stop anyone from looking for or getting oil and gas from the ocean near the New England states, because they want to keep those areas safe from drilling.
S. 608 — An Act To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes.
December 18, 2024
Status:Engrossed in Senate
Congress:118
Words:391
S. 608 amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to study the Deerfield River, which flows through Massachusetts and Vermont, to see if it can be added to the national wild and scenic rivers system. The study will examine the entire river,...
Simple Explanation
The bill asks the Secretary of the Interior to check out the Deerfield River, which is in Massachusetts and Vermont, to see if it's special enough to be protected like other important rivers. They'll look at the whole river and write a report about it for Congress in three years.

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