Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2015
Latest action · Aug 18, 2015 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.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2015
Amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to authorize any federal agency with a representative serving on the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Acidification, either individually or in cooperation with other agencies, to carry out a program to award prizes competitively under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 for the purpose of stimulating innovation to advance the nation's ability to understand, research, or monitor ocean acidification or its impacts or to develop management or adaptation options for responding to ocean acidification.
Grants priority to establishing programs that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the impacts of ocean acidification.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2015 to Jul 27, 2015, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | Apr 22, 2015 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jul 27, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 18, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- Apr 22, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Food industry and services
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Public contracts and procurement
- Research administration and funding
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Seafood
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2015Introduced in House
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