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Bills/118th Congress · House

H.R. 4936

Introduced

NOW Act

Sponsor
DAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez· New York
Introduced
July 26, 2023
Policy area
Energy
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.July 26, 2023
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4936 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4936

To amend the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to repeal restrictions on 
offshore wind leasing.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 26, 2023

Ms. Ocasio-Cortez (for herself, Ms. Ross, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Kamlager-
Dove, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Scott of 
Virginia, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
Huffman, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Bowman, 
Mr. Beyer, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Trone, 
Mr. Panetta, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Espaillat, and Mrs. Foushee) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources

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A BILL

To amend the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to repeal restrictions on 
offshore wind leasing.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act'' 
or the ``NOW Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF OFFSHORE WIND LEASING RESTRICTIONS.

Paragraph (2) of section 50265(b) of Public Law 117-169 (43 U.S.C. 
3006(b)) is repealed.
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