Congress 117 - HR 2533 - NEAR Act of 2021

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Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Earth sciences Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government studies and investigations Marine pollution Research administration and funding Research and development Science, Technology, Communications

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National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act of 2021 or the NEAR Act of 2021

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.

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May 19, 2021

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 18, 2021

Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 403, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 144, as amended; H.R. 204, as amended; H.R. 210, as amended; H.R. 240; H.R. 707, as amended; H.R. 711, as amended; H.R. 1157, as amended; H.R. 1447, as amended; H.R. 1510, as amended; H.R. 1711, as amended; H.R. 2027; H.R. 2167, as amended; H.R. 2441; H.R. 2494; H.R. 2533; H.R. 2655, as amended; H.R. 2695, H.R. 2704; H.R. 2788; H.R. 2878, as amended; and H.R. 3008. (consideration: CR H2482-2520; text: CR H2514-2515)
May 18, 2021

Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 403, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 144, as amended; H.R. 204, as amended; H.R. 210, as amended; H.R. 240; H.R. 707, as amended; H.R. 711, as amended; H.R. 1157, as amended; H.R. 1447, as amended; H.R. 1510, as amended; H.R. 1711, as amended; H.R. 2027; H.R. 2167, as amended; H.R. 2441; H.R. 2494; H.R. 2533; H.R. 2655, as amended; H.R. 2695, H.R. 2704; H.R. 2788; H.R. 2878, as amended; and H.R. 3008.(consideration: CR H2482-2520; text: CR H2514-2515)
May 18, 2021

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 403, proceedings on H.R. 2533 are considered vacated.
May 17, 2021

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 17, 2021

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2533.
May 17, 2021

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2385-2387; text: CR H2385)
May 17, 2021

Ms. Bonamici moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 14, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Apr 14, 2021

Introduced in House

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