To reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 2, 2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2015
- Passed HouseJun 1, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the National Estuary Program by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to make competitive awards to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the economic and ecological well-being of coastal areas, including:
- extensive seagrass habitat losses resulting in significant impacts on fisheries and water quality,
- recurring harmful algae blooms,
- unusual marine mammal mortalities,
- invasive exotic species that may threaten wastewater systems and cause other damage,
- jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons,
- flooding that may be related to sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss, and
- low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters and related nutrient management.
The bill reauthorizes through FY2020 grants to develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive conservation and management plans for estuaries. A certain portion of the allocation of appropriations must be used for the competitive awards.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2015 to Mar 24, 2015; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Feb 12, 2015 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Mar 2, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Mar 24, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 12, 2015Markup Apr 15, 2015Reported May 8, 2015 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 13, 2015Discharged Apr 15, 2015 | |
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jun 2, 2015 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 2, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Jun 1, 2015Mr. Gibbs moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 1, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3618-3619)
- Jun 1, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 944.
- Jun 1, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3618)
- Jun 1, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 8, 2015Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-104.
- May 8, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 73.
- Apr 15, 2015Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
- Apr 15, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 15, 2015Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 13, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 12, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3618, H3619Text printed H3618 | Bob Gibbs R-OH, Frank A. LoBiondo R-NJ, Rick Larsen D-WA | Jun 1, 2015 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 23, 2015H.R. 944, a bill to reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 14, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 24, February 12, 2015, page H1037.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 573 | Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act | Related bill | Jan 28, 2015 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Aquatic ecology
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Floods and storm protection
- Lakes and rivers
- Mammals
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Pest management
- Water quality
- Wetlands
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 2, 2015Referred in Senate
- Jun 1, 2015Engrossed in House
- May 8, 2015Reported in House
- Feb 12, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
