Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification 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.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2015
This bill amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct and update at least once every seven years an ocean acidification coastal community vulnerability assessment with a corresponding public report. The assessment must identify: (1) U.S. coastal communities that are most dependent on coastal and ocean resources that may be impacted by ocean acidification; (2) the nature of those communities' social and economic vulnerabilities; (3) impacts from changes in ocean and coastal marine resources that are not managed by the federal government; and (4) key knowledge gaps where research could be devoted to better understand the possible ocean acidification impacts, risks, threats, and possible adaptation strategies for the communities.
NOAA's ocean acidification program is expanded to include an ongoing mechanism that allows affected industry members, coastal stakeholders, non-federal resource managers, and outside scientific experts not employed by the federal government to provide input on research, data, and monitoring necessary to support on-the-ground management, decision making, and adaptation related to ocean acidification and its impacts.
The strategic plan for ocean acidification research and monitoring developed by the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council must make recommendations for research to address the key knowledge gaps identified in the community vulnerability assessment report.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2015 to Nov 15, 2016; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Jul 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 16, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 16, 2015 | |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Sep 18, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 18, 2015 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Sep 18, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Sep 18, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Sep 18, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Oct 29, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Oct 29, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Dec 17, 2015 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Dec 17, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Feb 12, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Gwen Graham | Nov 15, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred May 21, 2015 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Aug 18, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 18, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- May 21, 2015Introduced in House
- May 21, 2015Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 79, May 21, 2015, page H3564.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2015Introduced in House
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