SOS Act of 2017
Latest action · Jun 12, 2017 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.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Save Our Seas Act of 2017 or the SOS Act of 2017
This bill amends the Marine Debris Act to revise the Marine Debris Program to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to work with: (1) other agencies to address both land- and sea-based sources of marine debris, and (2) the Department of State and other agencies to promote international action to reduce the incidence of marine debris.
The bill also revises the program by allowing NOAA to make sums available for assisting in the cleanup and response required by severe marine debris events. NOAA must prioritize assistance for activities that respond to a severe marine debris event in: (1) a rural or remote community, or (2) a habitat of national concern.
The bill urges the President to: (1) work with foreign countries that contribute the most to the global marine debris problem in order to find a solution to the problem; (2) study issues related to marine debris, including the economic impacts of marine debris; and (3) encourage the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to consider the impact of marine debris in relevant future trade agreements.
The Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee must expand to include a senior official from the State Department or from the Department of the Interior.
This bill reauthorizes for FY2018-FY2022: (1) the Marine Debris Program, (2) an information clearinghouse on marine debris, and (3) enforcement of laws about discarded marine debris from ships.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2017 to Jul 24, 2018; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 8, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jun 8, 2017 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jun 8, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Sep 25, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Sep 25, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 25, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Oct 3, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Oct 3, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Oct 3, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Oct 3, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 2, 2017 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Nov 2, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Nov 2, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Nov 2, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Nov 2, 2017 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Jan 11, 2018 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Jan 11, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 25, 2018 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Apr 25, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | May 17, 2018 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jul 13, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Jul 24, 2018 |
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 May 25, 2017 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2017 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 25, 2017 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jun 12, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
- May 26, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in House
- May 25, 2017Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
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. 163, no. 91, May 25, 2017, page H4610.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-616 | HEARING ON PENDING LEGISLATION174 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Aug 1, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 756 | First Step Act of 2018 | Identical bill | Dec 21, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SOS Act of 2017
- Save Our Seas Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Coast guard
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of State
- Department of the Interior
- Economic performance and conditions
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Infrastructure development
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Marine pollution
- Materials
- Research and development
- Rural conditions and development
- Solid waste and recycling
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2017Introduced 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.
