Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act of 2013
Latest action · Jun 13, 2013 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedMar 21, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act of 2013 - Reauthorizes the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 with specified appropriations to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through FY2017.
Designates amounts authorized for use to acquire: (1) hydrographic data, provide hydrographic services, conduct coastal change analyses necessary to ensure safe navigation, and improve the management of coastal change in the Arctic; and (2) hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services in the Arctic necessary to delineate the U.S. extended continental shelf.
Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to compare the unit costs of NOAA-conducted hydrographic surveys to the unit costs of procuring such surveys.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2013 |
| Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Apr 11, 2013Hearings Jun 13, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 11, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
- Mar 21, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 21, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 H1828.
Printed hearings 2
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. 113-076 | BARRIERS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP: EXAMINING THE ANTI-TRUST IMPLICATIONS OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING33 pages | Small Business Committee | Jul 16, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-51 | FINDING YOUR WAY: THE FUTURE OF FEDERAL AIDS TO NAVIGATION86 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Feb 4, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2013Introduced in House
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