HR 5545 · 113th Congress 2013โ€“2015, ended

To reauthorize the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009.

Latest action · Dec 11, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on 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.

  1. IntroducedSep 18, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Reauthorizes the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 through FY2018.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 18, 2014.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AKDon YoungOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-CALois CappsOriginalSep 18, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseScience, Space, and Technology Committee
Referred Sep 18, 2014
Environment Subcommittee
Referred Dec 11, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 11, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
  2. Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
  3. Sep 18, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Sec. 8. ``. . . Congress shall have power to . . . provide for the . . . general welfare of the United States.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7888.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R43972Science and Technology Issues in the 114th Congress ArchivedReportApr 7, 2015

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To reauthorize the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House

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