Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act
Latest action · Sep 26, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 7, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act - Establishes within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Program of project grants to reduce and prevent the occurrence and adverse impacts of marine debris on the marine environment and navigation safety. Requires the Administrator of NOAA to: (1) undertake marine debris mapping, impact assessment, prevention, and removal efforts, with a focus on marine debris posing a threat to living marine resources (particularly endangered or protected species) and navigation safety; (2) improve efforts and actively seek to prevent and reduce fishing gear losses, as well as their adverse impacts on living marine resources and navigation safety; and (3) undertake outreach and education of the public and other stakeholders in the fishing, fishing gear manufacturers, and other marine-dependent industries on sources of and threats associated with marine debris and approaches to identify, determine sources of, reduce, and prevent such debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigational safety.
Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to undertake measures to reduce violations of MARPOL Annex V (Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973) and the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships with respect to the discard of plastics and other garbage from vessels.
Establishes an Interagency Committee on Marine Debris to: (1) coordinate a comprehensive program of marine debris research and activities among federal agencies, in cooperation with nongovernmental organizations, industry, universities, state governments, Indian tribes, and other nations; and (2) foster cost-effective mechanisms to identify, determine sources of, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impact on the marine environment and navigational safety, including the joint funding of research and mitigation and prevention strategies.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 7, 2005 to Mar 30, 2006, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Sep 14, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Mar 30, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
- Sep 8, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Sep 7, 2005Introduced in House
- Sep 7, 2005Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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 bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 362 | Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act | Related bill | Dec 22, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative procedure
- Animals
- Biodegradation
- Coast guard
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Homeland Security
- Ecological research
- Economic impact statements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Endangered species
- Environmental education
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Equipment and supplies
- Executive reorganization
- Fishing boats
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Grants-in-aid
- Harbors
- International Affairs
- International environmental cooperation
- Law
- Maps
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine ecology
- Marine pollution
- Marine safety
- Marine terminals
- Plastics
- Pollution control
- Pollution measurement
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public-private partnerships
- Recycling of waste products
- Remote sensing
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Transportation and Public Works
- Waste disposal in the ocean
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2005Introduced in House
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