Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2017
Latest action · Sep 25, 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.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2017
This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to update at least once every seven years its environmental sensitivity index products for each coastal area of the Great Lakes. (An environmental sensitivity product is a map or similar tool that is utilized to identify sensitive shoreline, coastal or offshore, resources prior to an oil spill event.)
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 14, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2017 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Sep 25, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
- Sep 14, 2017Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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. 149, September 14, 2017, page H7424.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1586 | Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Sep 10, 2018 |
| HR 2551 | Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | May 21, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to update periodically the environmental sensitivity index products of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Accidents
- Aquatic ecology
- 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
- Oil and gas
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Seashores and lakeshores
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 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.
