I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4936 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. Velázquez , 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 A BILL To amend the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to repeal restrictions on offshore wind leasing.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act or the NOW Act . 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of offshore wind leasing restrictions Paragraph (2) of section 50265(b) of Public Law 117–169 ( 43 U.S.C. 3006(b) ) is repealed.