Next time you try to buy gas and find those plastic bags over the pumps just remember:

S.3576
Title: A bill to prohibit the issuance of any lease or other authorization by the Federal Government that authorizes exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any marine national monument or national marine sanctuary or in the fishing grounds known as Georges Bank in the waters of the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 9/25/2008) 

You can add in several others in their effort to stop all drilling:

H.R. 777; To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas.Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6]

H.R. 944; To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey. Sponsor: Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2]

H.R. 6057; To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met.
Sponsor: Rep Inslee, Jay [WA-1]

H.R. 6251; To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3]

H.R. 7051; To prohibit issuance of any lease or other authorization by the Federal Government that authorizes exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any marine national monument or national marine sanctuary or in the fishing grounds known as Georges Bank in the waters of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7]

S. 391; A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ]

S. 3239; A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the land subject to the existing leases or relinquish the leases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI]

S. 2568; A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA]

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