SOS 2.0 Act
Latest action · Aug 29, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Save Our Seas 2.0 Act or the SOS 2.0 Act
This bill establishes requirements and incentives to reduce, recycle, and prevent marine debris (e.g., plastics), including requirements to establish a Marine Debris Response Trust Fund, a Marine Debris Foundation, a Genius Prize for Save Our Seas Innovations, a strategy to improve waste management and recycling infrastructure, a Waste Management Revolving Fund for states, a Waste Management Infrastructure Grant program, a Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant program, a Wastewater Infrastructure Grant program, and a Trash-Free Water Grant program.
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2019 to Nov 19, 2020; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Aug 2, 2019 |
Committees 7
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 Jul 25, 2019 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Jul 26, 2019 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Aug 14, 2019 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jul 26, 2019 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Aug 29, 2019 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 29, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Aug 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Jul 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Jul 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Jul 25, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2019Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology, and Agriculture, 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. 165, no. 126, July 25, 2019, page H7468.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1982 | Save Our Seas 2.0 Act | Related bill | Dec 18, 2020 |
| S 2260 | Save Our Seas 2.0: Improving Domestic Infrastructure to Prevent Marine Debris Act | Related bill | Sep 25, 2019 |
| S 2364 | Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhancing the Domestic Marine Debris Response Act | Related bill | Jul 31, 2019 |
| S 2372 | Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhanced Global Engagement to Combat Marine Debris Act | Related bill | Sep 26, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve efforts to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SOS 2.0 Act
- Save Our Seas 2.0 Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Aquatic ecology
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Energy research
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Intergovernmental relations
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Manufacturing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Marine pollution
- Materials
- Multilateral development programs
- Performance measurement
- Product development and innovation
- Public-private cooperation
- Roads and highways
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 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.
