Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2013
Latest action · Apr 2, 2014 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-398, Part I.
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.
- IntroducedApr 9, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2013 - Amends the Marine Debris Act to: (1) require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to approve or disapprove a grant application with respect to a severe marine debris event and provide grant funds to an approved applicant within 60 days after receipt of the grant application, and (2) authorize the Administrator to give preference under the Marine Debris Program to projects that address such an event.
Authorizes state governors to request that the Administrator declare a severe marine debris event for purposes of grant consideration and disbursement. Requires the Administrator, within 30 days after receiving such request, to either declare such an event or provide a response explaining why the declaration was not made.
Allows the Administrator to: (1) require a grant recipient to provide training to persons engaged in grant-funded marine debris response efforts on the potential impacts of marine debris, including nonindigenous species related to the debris, on the economy, the marine environment, and navigation safety; and (2) enter into agreements to use the personnel, services, equipment, or facilities of federal agencies, state and local governments, regional agencies, interstate agencies, and other entities on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis.
Defines "nonindigenous species" to mean any species or other viable biological material that enters an ecosystem beyond its historic range, including any such organism transferred from one country into another.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2013 to Jun 13, 2013; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2013 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Apr 10, 2013 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2013Markup Dec 4, 2013Reported Apr 2, 2014 |
| Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Apr 15, 2013Hearings Jun 13, 2013Discharged Dec 4, 2013 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2014Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-398, Part I.
- Dec 4, 2013Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
- Dec 4, 2013Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 4, 2013Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 13, 2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
- Apr 10, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Apr 9, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 9, 2013Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 20, 2013H.R. 1425, Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on December 4, 2013
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1859.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Marine Debris Act to better address severe marine debris events, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Aquatic ecology
- Department of Commerce
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Marine pollution
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Pest management
- Solid waste and recycling
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2013Introduced 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.
