Oceans and Human Health Reauthorization Act of 2011
Latest action · Dec 13, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
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.
- IntroducedDec 6, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Oceans and Human Health Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Expands the interagency oceans and human health research program established under the Oceans and Human Health Act to: (1) direct the President, through the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), to deliver information, products, and services to reduce public health risks and enhance health benefits from the ocean; and (2) include within the term "oceans" the Great Lakes and related coastal areas.
Directs the NSTC, through the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to submit to Congress, within 2 years after enactment of this Act and every 10 years thereafter, an update of the 2007 Interagency Oceans and Human Health Research Implementation Plan that defines the roles of specified federal agencies to avoid duplication of activities.
Adds monitoring, surveillance, forecasting, mitigation, prevention, and outreach goals to federal research priorities. Extends the program's scope to atmospheric and biological sciences, food-borne diseases, corals, shellfish, and marine ecosystem and animal health predictive models.
Authorizes coordination with interagency working groups of the Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology, through the NSTC, to monitor and reduce marine public health problems, including climate change. Authorizes development of new technologies for detecting and reducing hazards to human health from ocean sources.
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish an Oceans and Human Health Program to coordinate and implement research and activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Revises the mission and scope of NOAA centers of excellence.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 6, 2011 to Feb 2, 2012; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Dec 6, 2011 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Dec 6, 2011 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Dec 6, 2011 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Feb 2, 2012 |
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 Dec 6, 2011 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Dec 13, 2011 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 6, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 9, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- Dec 9, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 6, 2011Introduced in House
- Dec 6, 2011Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H8187.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41613 | Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Issues in the 112th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 22, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote ocean and human health and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Oceans and Human Health Reauthorization Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advisory bodies
- Animal and plant health
- Aquatic ecology
- Biological and life sciences
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Earth sciences
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Government information and archives
- Great Lakes
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health programs administration and funding
- Lakes and rivers
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Medical research
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 6, 2011Introduced 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.
