Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.

District	New Jersey 6th
Key Coastal Communities	Long Branch
Party	Democratic
Terms	12th
Committees	Natural Resources (Fisheries, Wildlife & Oceans Subcommittee), Energy & Commerce
Caucuses	Co-Chair & Founder, House Coastal Caucus; House Oceans Caucus
Websites	www.house.gov/pallone, pallonefornewjersey.com
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Leadership: Rep. Pallone has played a key role in some of the most important oceans legislation of the last ten years. In the 111th Congress, he sponsored H.R. 2093 (Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act of 2009) which passed the House on July 29, 2009. On May 6th, 2010, Rep. Pallone introduced a ban on any new offshore oil drilling in U.S. waters (H.R. 5248: No New Drilling Act of 2010) Rep. Pallone has also sponsored H.R. 1696 (COAST Anti-Drilling Act) and H.R. 1310 (Clean Water Protection Act). Mid-April of 2010, Rep. Pallone joined with others in the New Jersey delegation to author a letter to Interior Secretary Salazar opposing the Administration's decision to expand offshore oil drilling. The letter instead calls for developing clean offshore solutions such as wind and wave energy.

Rep. Pallone has co-sponsored:

• H.R. 3650 (Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research Control and Amendments Act of 2009)
• H.R. 3644 (Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act)
• H.R. 3888 (Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2009)
• H.R. 365 (Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act)
• H.R. 367 (Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009)
• H.R. 81 (Shark Conservation Act of 2009)
• H.R. 204 (Northern California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act)
• H.R. 2192 (Climate Change Safeguards for Natural Resources Conservation Act)
• H.R. 1080 (Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2009)