Living Shorelines Act of 2020
Latest action · Dec 15, 2020 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.
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 5, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Living Shorelines Act of 2020
This bill revises the National Sea Grant College Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and authorizes NOAA to provide grants to certain coastal states to assist with the design and implementation of climate-resilient living shoreline projects and the application of innovative uses of natural materials and systems to protect coastal communities, habitats, and natural system functions.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2019 to May 20, 2020, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 20, 2020 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2020Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-327.
- Dec 15, 2020Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.
- Jul 22, 2020Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 5, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2 | Moving Forward Act | Related bill | Jul 20, 2020 |
| HR 729 | Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act | Related bill | Dec 12, 2019 |
| HR 3115 | Living Shorelines Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Nov 26, 2019 |
| S 5056 | OCEAN Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 17, 2020 |
| HR 8632 | Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020 | Related bill | Nov 17, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Air quality
- Aquatic ecology
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Ecology
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Floods and storm protection
- Land use and conservation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Natural disasters
- Performance measurement
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Seashores and lakeshores
- Wetlands
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2020Reported to Senate
- Jun 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
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