COAST Research Act
Latest action · Jun 10, 2019 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
- Passed HouseJun 5, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats Research Act of 2019 or the COAST Research Act of 2019
This bill addresses the effects of ocean and coastal acidification on marine organisms and ecosystems. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Ocean Acidification Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the ocean acidification grant program of the National Science Foundation. The bill expands those programs, as well as the ocean acidification activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to include efforts to research and monitor the effects of coastal acidification.
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2019 to May 22, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Feb 22, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Feb 26, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Feb 26, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2019Markup May 1, 2019Reported May 28, 2019 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 14, 2019Markup Apr 9, 2019Reported Apr 9, 2019 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jun 10, 2019 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jun 5, 2019Ms. Johnson (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 5, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4318-4325)
- Jun 5, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1237.
- Jun 5, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4318-4320)
- Jun 5, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 28, 2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-86.
- May 28, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 61.
- May 1, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 1, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 9, 2019Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 9, 2019Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Feb 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4318–H4325Text printed H4318–H4320 | Bill Posey R-FL, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Frank D. Lucas R-OK, Suzanne Bonamici D-OR | Jun 5, 2019 |
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
- May 24, 2019H.R. 1237, COAST Research Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May 1, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 29, February 14, 2019, page H2033.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46921 | Marine Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs): Background, Statutory Authorities, and Issues for Congress | Report | Sep 27, 2021 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2699 | OCEAN Research Act | Related bill | Oct 24, 2019 |
| S 5056 | OCEAN Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 17, 2020 |
| HR 6267 | COAST Research Act | Reintroduction of | Jun 28, 2018 |
| HR 8632 | Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020 | Related bill | Nov 17, 2020 |
Titles 10
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board, to expand and improve the research on Ocean Acidification and Coastal Acidification, to establish and maintain a data archive system for Ocean Acidification data and Coastal Acidification data, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- COAST Research Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats Research Act of 2019
- COAST Research Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- COAST Research Act
- Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats Research Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- COAST Research Act
- Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats Research Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats Research Act of 2019
- COAST Research Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Aquatic ecology
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental education
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Research administration and funding
- Water quality
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jun 5, 2019Engrossed in House
- May 28, 2019Reported in House
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced 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.
