leads the fight in Washington to protect Louisiana’s GOMESA funding, ensuring Louisiana has access to hundreds of millions of dollars dedicated to restoring its coast
Protect Louisiana’s GOMESA funding for coastal restoration.
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Current statutory notes for GOMESA require 50 percent of qualified Gulf OCS revenues to be placed in a special Treasury account, with 75 percent of that account disbursed to Gulf producing states. Authorized uses include coastal protection, conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane protection, and infrastructure directly affected by coastal wetland losses. Amounts are made available without further appropriation and remain available until expended. The current limitation is $650,000,000 for each fiscal year 2025 through 2034.
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Section 50102 requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct at least 30 region-wide Gulf offshore oil and gas lease sales, including one by December 15, 2025 and two annually from 2026 through 2039. The same section amends GOMESA's revenue-distribution limitation to $650,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2034 and $500,000,000 for fiscal years 2035 through 2055.
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Congress.gov records H.R.1 as becoming Public Law No. 119-21 on July 4, 2025. The final House action on July 3, 2025 agreed to the Senate amendment by recorded vote, 218-214, and the bill was signed by the President on July 4, 2025.
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House Roll Call Vote 190 shows the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R.1 passed 218-214. Steve Scalise, Republican of Louisiana, voted Aye.
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Sen. Cassidy's release says Gulf of Mexico energy royalties are shared by Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, LWCF state-side, and the U.S. Treasury. It states Louisiana constitutionally dedicates offshore energy revenues to conservation, restoration, and environmental projects to preserve and restore its eroding coastline. The RISEE Act proposal would amend GOMESA by eliminating the state revenue-sharing cap, then $375 million.
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Louisiana CPRA said the FY2024 Annual Plan projected $1.62 billion in revenues and expenditures to fund 147 coastal projects, with an estimated $1.3 billion, or 93 percent of projected revenues, going directly to building projects in the coastal program.
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House Roll Call Vote 182 shows H.R.1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, passed the House 225-204. The vote record lists Steve Scalise, Republican of Louisiana, as voting Yea.
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BOEM reports that Lease Sale BBG3, the third Gulf sale required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, was held August 12, 2026 and generated $82,689,756 in high bids.
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GovInfo’s current GOMESA compilation is amended through P.L. 119-21 and shows GOMESA revenues may be used for coastal protection, coastal restoration, hurricane protection, and related infrastructure; it also lists a $650,000,000 cap for FY2025-FY2034.
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The promised outcome was to protect Louisiana's GOMESA funding for coastal restoration. During Scalise's current federal House term, H.R.1 became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025, amending GOMESA to raise the revenue-distribution cap to $650 million for FY2025-FY2034 and requiring continued Gulf offshore lease sales that support the revenue stream. GOMESA funds remain legally available for coastal protection, coastal restoration, hurricane protection, and related infrastructure, which matches the substance of the promise. Scalise also voted Aye on the final House passage step, giving him direct federal legislative credit.
The promise was to protect Louisiana's GOMESA funding for coastal restoration. During Scalise's federal House term, H.R.1 became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025, preserving GOMESA revenue sharing, raising the distribution cap to $650 million for FY2025-FY2034, and requiring future Gulf lease sales that support the revenue stream. Scalise voted for the final House passage step, giving him direct same-term candidate credit for materially supporting the enacted outcome.