Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act
Latest action · Jul 16, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources 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.
- IntroducedJul 15, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the National Estuary Program by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make competitive awards to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the economic and ecological well-being of coastal areas, including extensive seagrass habitat losses, recurring harmful algae blooms, unusual marine mammal mortalities, invasive exotic species, and jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons.
Requires the EPA to give priority to national estuary programs that are not part of the Geographic Programs as described in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 15, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Original | Jul 15, 2014 |
Committees 1
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 Jul 15, 2014 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jul 16, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jul 15, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 15, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 H6296.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5266 | To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Nov 13, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To make competitive awards to national estuary programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2014Introduced in House
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