Gulf States Protection and Restoration Coordination Act
Latest action · Jun 15, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Gulf States Protection and Restoration Coordination Act
This bill designates the Gulf of Mexico Alliance as a regional coordination partnership of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The regional coordination will strengthen collaboration efforts among federal, state, local, and private participants in the five Gulf states (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) to restore and protect the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.
The alliance may provide grants to carry out this bill, including to research the effects of natural and human-induced environmental changes on the water quality and living resources of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2017 to Sep 18, 2017, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Jun 15, 2017 |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Sep 18, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jun 15, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2923 | Gulf States Coordination Act | Related bill | May 22, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Alabama
- Aquatic ecology
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Florida
- Gulf of Mexico
- Intergovernmental relations
- International organizations and cooperation
- Latin America
- Louisiana
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Mexico
- Mississippi
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local government operations
- Texas
- Water quality
- Watersheds
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
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