HR 6665 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Offshore Wind for Territories Act

Introduced Aug 10, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU

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Latest action · Dec 11, 2018 Received in the Senate.

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.

  1. IntroducedAug 10, 2018
  2. Passed HouseDec 10, 2018
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Offshore Wind for Territories Act

This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize offshore wind development in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to U.S. territories.

The bill also establishes the Coral Reef Conservation Fund for the Department of Commerce to carry out the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, including to preserve, sustain, and restore the condition of coral reef ecosystems.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 10, 2018 to Sep 4, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenOriginalAug 10, 2018
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalAug 10, 2018
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónOriginalAug 10, 2018
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanAug 14, 2018
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettSep 4, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Aug 10, 2018Markup Sep 5, 2018Reported Nov 16, 2018

Actions 13

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 11, 2018Received in the Senate.
  2. Dec 10, 2018Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  3. Dec 10, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9778-9781)
  4. Dec 10, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6665.
  5. Dec 10, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9778-9779)
  6. Dec 10, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. Nov 16, 2018Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1029.
  8. Nov 16, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 803.
  9. Sep 5, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  10. Sep 5, 2018Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  11. Aug 10, 2018Introduced in House
  12. Aug 10, 2018Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1137)
  13. Aug 10, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

In the Congressional Record 2

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H9778–H9781Text printed H9778Garret Graves R-LA, Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR, Rob Bishop R-UT, Ruben Gallego D-AZDec 10, 2018
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1137Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GUAug 10, 2018

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

  1. Nov 15, 2018H.R. 6665, Offshore Wind for Territories ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 5, 2018

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, clause 18 and Article IV, Section 3, clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 133, August 10, 2018, page H7751.

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to apply to territories of the United States, to establish offshore wind lease sale requirements, to provide dedicated funding for coral reef conservation, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Offshore Wind for Territories Act
Short Titles as Reported to House
Offshore Wind for Territories Act
Short Titles as Passed House
Offshore Wind for Territories Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 11, 2018Received in Senate
  2. Dec 10, 2018Engrossed in House
  3. Nov 16, 2018Reported in House
  4. Aug 10, 2018Introduced in House

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