Climate and Ocean Research and Coordination Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 5, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
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.
- IntroducedJun 3, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Climate and Ocean Research and Coordination Act of 2009 - Reestablishes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its leadership. (NOAA was created by the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970.) Includes in NOAA the National Weather Service and the Science Advisory Board.
National Climate Enterprise Act of 2009 - Directs the President to establish a National Climate Enterprise to coordinate international, federal, and nonfederal activity to provide scientifically based climate and climate impact data, information, products, and services to better forecast climate, climate change, and climate variability and to understand climate impacts at regional and local scales. Requires that the Enterprise consist of an Interdepartmental Oversight Board, an Interagency Coordinating Committee, and a Climate Operations Office established by this Act, and nonfederal contributors.
Requires the Office, subject to appropriations, to develop and implement a quality assurance program to certify climate products and services that satisfy this Act's standards. Defines "climate product and service" as any publicly or commercially available product or service produced by a nonfederal contributor that includes or displays climate data, meta-data, or information. Allows the Enterprise to authorize the use of the emblem or any trademark of the Enterprise on a certified climate product or service. Establishes in the Treasury the Climate Products And Services Account.
Requires the Enterprise Advisory Board to provide advice to the Interagency Coordinating Committee on policy implementation by the Climate Operations Office, the effectiveness of data, meta-data, information, products, and services delivered to end-users, priorities for climate research and information needs, the performance of non-federal contributors, and critical climate research needs.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 3, 2009 to Jul 14, 2010; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jun 3, 2009 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jun 10, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jun 10, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jun 10, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-HI | Charles K. Djou | Jul 14, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2009 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jun 4, 2009 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2009 |
| Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jun 5, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
- Jun 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- Jun 3, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 3, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1304)
- Jun 3, 2009Referred to House Science and Technology
- Jun 3, 2009Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 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.
- Jun 3, 2009Referred to House Natural Resources
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2985 | Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU | Dec 14, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1304 | Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU | Jun 3, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-25 | OVERSIGHT FIELD HEARING ON ``THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY''86 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 23, 2009 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47636 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Organization Overview and Issues for Congress | Report | Mar 4, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a National Climate Enterprise, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Climate and Ocean Research and Coordination Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- National Climate Enterprise Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advisory bodies
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Department of Commerce
- Earth sciences
- Ecology
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Performance measurement
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
