Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2014
Latest action · Oct 23, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
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 18, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2014 - Authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to declare and respond to a marine disease emergency (an event that affects the marine environment, is caused by a marine disease or environmental stressor, is likely to threaten the sustainability of a marine species or the health of a marine ecosystem, and is likely to expand in geographic scope).
Requires NOAA to designate an individual to coordinate the response to each emergency and develop and publish a response plan for each emergency within 21 days of the declaration.
Terminates the emergency when NOAA declares that the emergency no longer exists or 120 days after the declaration was made, whichever occurs first. Authorizes NOAA to renew a declaration.
Establishes the Marine Disease Emergency Working Group in NOAA to provide advice on assessing, declaring, and responding to those emergencies.
Establishes the Marine Disease Emergency Fund for responding to those emergencies.
Requires NOAA to establish a National Data Repository for Marine Diseases Research and Services to collect, store, and disseminate information on marine diseases and related data and facilitate the development and rapid dissemination of research on marine diseases.
Deems sea star wasting syndrome, a marine mortality event affecting species of sea stars, to be a marine disease emergency.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 18, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2014 |
| Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Sep 30, 2014 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2014 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Oct 23, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
- Sep 30, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2014Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7888.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to identify, declare, and respond to marine disease emergencies, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advisory bodies
- Animal and plant health
- Aquatic ecology
- Department of Commerce
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Research administration and funding
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
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