NEAR Act of 2019
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 6, 2019
- Passed HouseJun 5, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act of 2019 or the NEAR Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to arrange for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study that:
- examines the existing science of ocean acidification in estuarine environments,
- examines the challenges to studying ocean acidification and acidification's interactions with other environment stressors in estuarine environments,
- provides recommendations for improving future research with respect to ocean acidification in estuarine environments, and
- identifies pathways for applying science in management and mitigation decisions related to ocean acidification in those environments.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2019 to May 23, 2019, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Feb 6, 2019 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Feb 6, 2019 |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | May 2, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 23, 2019 |
Actions 19
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, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4329-4331)
- Jun 5, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 988.
- Jun 5, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 5, 2019Ms. Johnson (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jun 5, 2019Engrossed in House
- May 23, 2019Reported in House
- Feb 6, 2019Introduced in House
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