3.0.0 46 2023-03-08T20:12:07Z 2023-03-08T20:12:07Z Senate S 2021-01-26 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2021-12-17T21:30:54Z Markup by 2021-12-15T17:07:41Z Referred to 2021-01-26T18:16:00Z Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2021 117 160 HR 2022-12-14 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 450. Identical bill CRS Related bill House Coral Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2022 117 5199 S 2022-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7035-7036) Related bill CRS Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2022 117 9453 HR 2022-12-07 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2021-12-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 223. Calendars 2021-12-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2021-12-17 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2021-12-15 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2021-01-26 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-01-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2021-01-26 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2021-01-26 True S001217 Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] Rick Scott R FL 2021-01-26 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2021-07-27 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2021-12-16 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Accidents Advanced technology and technological innovations Air quality American Samoa Animal and plant health Aquatic ecology Caribbean area Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Economic performance and conditions Employment and training programs Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental education Genetics Geography and mapping Government information and archives Government trust funds Guam Hunting and fishing Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Marine pollution Navigation, waterways, harbors Northern Mariana Islands Performance measurement Pest management Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Puerto Rico Research administration and funding Solid waste and recycling State and local finance State and local government operations Travel and tourism U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2021-01-26 Introduced in Senate 2021-03-01T16:27:47Z Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2021

This bill addresses the conservation and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems.

Among other things, the bill

  • reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Coral Reef Conservation Program;
  • directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide block grants to states to support state coral reef management and restoration;
  • requires NOAA to establish standards for the formation of partnerships among government and community members for the stewardship of coral reefs;
  • provides statutory authority for the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force to lead, coordinate, and strengthen federal government actions to preserve, conserve, and restore coral reef ecosystems;
  • requires the Department of the Interior to provide grants upon the declaration of a coral reef emergency to implement emergency plans;
  • authorizes Interior to provide scientific expertise, technical assistance, and financial assistance for the conservation and restoration of coral reefs; and
  • establishes a National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program.
]]> 25 2021-12-17 Reported to Senate 2022-11-25T17:41:27Z Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2021

This bill addresses the conservation and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems.

Among other things, the bill

  • reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises various activities under the Coral Reef Conservation Program;
  • requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish standards for identifying individual coral reefs and ecologically significant units of coral reefs;
  • directs NOAA to provide block grants to states to support state coral reef management and restoration;
  • directs NOAA to designate two reef research coordination institutes to advance and sustain essential capabilities in coral reef research;
  • provides statutory authority for the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force to lead, coordinate, and strengthen federal government actions to preserve, conserve, and restore coral reef ecosystems;
  • authorizes the Department of the Interior to provide scientific expertise, technical assistance, and financial assistance for the conservation and restoration of coral reefs; and
  • establishes a National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program.
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