To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Nov 13, 2014 Received in the Senate.
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 30, 2014
- Passed HouseNov 12, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize and revise the National Estuary Program for FY2014-FY2018.
Requires the Environmental Protection Agency 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,
- jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons,
- flooding which may be related to sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss, or
- low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2014 to Sep 8, 2014; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Jul 30, 2014 |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Original | Jul 30, 2014 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jul 30, 2014 |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Sep 8, 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 30, 2014Markup Sep 17, 2014Reported Nov 12, 2014 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jul 31, 2014Discharged Sep 17, 2014 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2014Received in the Senate.
- Nov 12, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-612.
- Nov 12, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 454.
- Nov 12, 2014Mr. LoBiondo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 12, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7911-7913)
- Nov 12, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5266.
- Nov 12, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7911-7912)
- Nov 12, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 17, 2014Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
- Sep 17, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 17, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 31, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jul 30, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 E1599 | Henry A. Waxman D-CA | Nov 17, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7911–H7913Text printed H7911 | Bill Posey R-FL, Frank A. LoBiondo R-NJ, Rick Larsen D-WA, Timothy H. Bishop D-NY | Nov 12, 2014 |
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
- Sep 19, 2014H.R. 5266, a bill to reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 17, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7127.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5117 | Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act | Related bill | Jul 16, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Aquatic ecology
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Floods and storm protection
- Lakes and rivers
- Mammals
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Pest management
- Water quality
- Wetlands
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2014Received in Senate
- Nov 12, 2014Engrossed in House
- Nov 12, 2014Reported in House
- Jul 30, 2014Introduced 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.
