Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act
Latest action · Sep 28, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
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.
- IntroducedJul 29, 2015
- Passed SenateSep 26, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act
This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2019 the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.
The Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) is a network of federal and regional entities that provide information about the nation's coasts and oceans, as well as the Great Lakes.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must: (1) serve as the lead federal agency for the implementation of the IOOS, and (2) establish an IOOS Program Office to oversee daily operations and coordination of the IOOS. The bill outlines the requirements for NOAA as the lead agency.
The bill establishes a process for regional associations to certify their regional coastal observing systems.
The Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council must: (1) conduct an Ocean Chemistry Coastal Community Vulnerability Assessment on ocean acidification within a year and every five years thereafter; and (2) develop a plan to deploy ocean acidification sensors prioritized by the threat to coastal economies and ecosystems, gaps in data on ocean acidification, and research needs.
The National Science Foundation's research on ocean acidification must include research on: (1) impacts of multiple stressors on ecosystems exhibiting hypoxia (a dead zone that is depleted of oxygen), harmful algal blooms (rapid accumulation of algae), or sediment delivery; and (2) the effects of those impacts combined with changes in ocean chemistry.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2015 to Nov 18, 2015; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Nov 10, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Nov 18, 2015 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 29, 2015Markup Dec 9, 2015Reported Sep 20, 2016 |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Sep 27, 2016 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 27, 2016 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Sep 28, 2016 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
- Sep 27, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 27, 2016Received in the House.
- Sep 27, 2016Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
- Sep 26, 2016The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6085-6088)
- Sep 26, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6086-6088)
- Sep 20, 2016Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-354.
- Sep 20, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.
- Dec 9, 2015Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 29, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jul 29, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6085–S6088Amendments S6086 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Sep 26, 2016 |
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 12, 2016S. 1886, Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on December 9, 2015
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1425 | Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 12, 2018 |
| HR 6321 | Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act | Identical bill | Nov 18, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advisory bodies
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Geography and mapping
- Government information and archives
- Great Lakes
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Marine pollution
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Transportation safety and security
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2016Referred in House
- Sep 26, 2016Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 20, 2016Reported to Senate
- Jul 29, 2015Introduced in Senate
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.
