Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act
Latest action · Sep 16, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedSep 11, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act - Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to create an online database of research and information on the causes and corrective actions being taken with regard to algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters. Requires NOAA to include relevant chemical, physical, and biological data that have been collected by an accredited university, association or organization, research group, federal agency, state, or local government in the United States or Canada.
Declares that this Act does not grant NOAA any new authority, including the authority to require submission of data.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2014 to Sep 18, 2014, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Sep 11, 2014 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Sep 11, 2014 |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Original | Sep 11, 2014 |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Original | Sep 11, 2014 |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Original | Sep 11, 2014 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Sep 11, 2014 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Sep 11, 2014 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Sep 16, 2014 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Sep 16, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 16, 2014 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Sep 18, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
- Sep 12, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- Sep 11, 2014Introduced in House
- Sep 11, 2014Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2798 | Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act | Related bill | Sep 11, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2014Introduced in House
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