Oceans
S. 2717
Update Type
Committee Action
Committee Name
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee Report
S. Rep. No. 115-292
Issue
9
Volume
48
Update Issue
20
Update Volume
48
Congress Number
115
Congressional Record Number
164 Cong. Rec. S4843

would reauthorize provisions relating to the Maritime Administration.

S. 2511
Update Type
Committee Action
Committee Name
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee Report
S. Rep. No. 115-291
Issue
9
Volume
48
Update Issue
20
Update Volume
48
Congress Number
115
Congressional Record Number
164 Cong. Rec. S4843

would require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to carry out a program on coordinating the assessment and acquisition by NOAA of unmanned maritime systems, and make available to the public data collected by NOAA using such systems.

Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration
E.O. 13626
09/10/2012
77 Fed. Reg. 56749 (September 13, 2012)

Executive Order 13626 of September 10, 2012

Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C. 1321), section 1006 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2706), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Ocean Policy To Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States
E.O. 13840
06/19/2018
83 Fed. Reg. 29431 (June 22, 2018)

Executive Order 13840 of June 19, 2018

Ocean Policy To Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

H.R. 6270
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Posey
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Fla.
Issue
8
Volume
48
Update Issue
19
Update Volume
48
Congress Number
115
Congressional Record Number
164 Cong. Rec. H5974

would provide for a study by the Ocean Studies Board of the National Academies of Science to examine the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments.

H.R. 6267
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Sponsor Name
Bonamici
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Or.
Issue
8
Volume
48
Update Issue
19
Update Volume
48
Congress Number
115
Congressional Record Number
164 Cong. Rec. H5974

would amend the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board, to expand and improve the research on ocean acidification and coastal acidification, and to establish and maintain a data archive system for ocean acidification data and coastal acidification data. 

S. 3087
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Sponsor Name
Harris
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Cal.
Issue
8
Volume
48
Update Issue
18
Update Volume
48
Congress Number
115
Congressional Record Number
164 Cong. Rec. S4035

would direct the Administrator of NOAA to make grants to state and local governments and nonprofit organizations for purposes of carrying out shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials that support natural habitats and ecosystem functions. 

H. Res. 929
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Sponsor Name
Bonamici
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Or.
Issue
8
Volume
48
Update Issue
17
Update Volume
48
Congress Number
115
Congressional Record Number
164 Cong. Rec. H502

would recognize World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild the ocean and its resources.

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