3.0.0 5056 2023-01-11T13:43:46Z 2023-01-11T13:43:46Z Senate S 2020-12-17 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-12-17T22:21:46Z South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2019 116 335 HR 2019-10-15 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act 116 414 HR 2019-02-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act 116 729 HR 2019-12-12 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS COAST Research Act of 2019 116 1237 HR 2019-06-10 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2019 116 1314 HR 2019-10-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 183. Related bill CRS Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2019 116 1716 HR 2019-06-10 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2019 116 1921 HR 2019-06-10 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS District of Columbia Flood Prevention Act of 2019 116 2185 HR 2019-12-03 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 261. Related bill CRS Living Shorelines Act of 2019 116 3115 HR 2019-11-26 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257. Related bill CRS Harmful Algal Bloom Essential Forecasting Act 116 3297 HR 2020-03-04 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Related bill CRS Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2020 116 7387 HR 2020-11-17 Committee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms Act 116 7450 HR 2020-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Related bill CRS To express the sense of Congress that the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall be the primary representative of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Chesapeake Bay, to require the Secretary of the Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to provide grants supporting research on the conservation, restoration, or management of oysters in estuarine ecosystems, and for other purposes. 116 8627 HR 2020-11-17 Committee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a National Coastal Data Information System, and for other purposes. 116 8750 HR 2020-11-12 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Related bill CRS Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2019 116 778 S 2019-03-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Living Shorelines Act of 2020 116 1730 S 2020-12-15 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631. Related bill CRS Regional Ocean Partnership Act 116 2166 S 2019-12-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396. Related bill CRS 2020-12-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N Environmental Protection Advanced technology and technological innovations Advisory bodies Air quality Alabama Appropriations Aquatic ecology Atlantic Coast (U.S.) Atmospheric science and weather California Cardiovascular and respiratory health Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Connecticut Delaware Department of Commerce Disaster relief and insurance District of Columbia Ecology Economic performance and conditions Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee hiring Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental education Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Everglades Executive agency funding and structure Federal-Indian relations Fishes Floods and storm protection Florida Food industry and services Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Great Lakes Gulf of Mexico Higher education Historical and cultural resources Indian lands and resources rights Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Lakes and rivers Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Louisiana Maine Mammals Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Marine pollution Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi Natural disasters New Hampshire New Jersey New York State Oregon Pacific Ocean Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Public contracts and procurement Racial and ethnic relations Research administration and funding Rhode Island Rural conditions and development Seafood Seashores and lakeshores Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations Texas Unemployment Vermont Virginia Washington State Water quality Wetlands Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2020-12-17 Introduced in Senate 2022-03-09T19:28:54Z Ocean Climate Emergency Action Now Act of 2020 or the OCEAN Act of 2020

This bill addresses climate change and establishes programs and incentives concerning efforts to

  • protect oceans, coastal ecosystems, and wildlife;
  • support fisheries;
  • support certain seaweed and shellfish farming;
  • help coastal communities adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and sea level rise; and
  • reduce or halt greenhouse gas emissions.
]]> OCEAN Act of 2020 Display Title OCEAN Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced OCEAN Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Ocean Climate Emergency Action Now Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide for ocean-based climate solutions to reduce carbon emissions and global warming, to make coastal communities more resilient, and to provide for the conservation and restoration of ocean and coastal habitats, biodiversity, and marine mammal and fish populations, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s5056is/xml/BILLS-116s5056is.xml 2020-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.