NEAR Act of 2021
Latest action · May 19, 2021 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.
- IntroducedApr 14, 2021
- Passed HouseMay 18, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2021 to May 17, 2021; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Apr 14, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Apr 14, 2021 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | May 14, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | May 17, 2021 |
Committees 3
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 Apr 14, 2021 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 14, 2021 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred May 19, 2021 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- May 18, 2021Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 403, proceedings on H.R. 2533 are considered vacated.
- May 18, 2021Passed/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 17, 2021Ms. Bonamici moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 17, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2385-2387; text: CR H2385)
- May 17, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2533.
- May 17, 2021At 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.
- Apr 14, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 14, 2021Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H2482Text printed H2514 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | May 18, 2021 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E531, H2385–H2387Text printed H2385 | Bill Posey R-FL, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Frank D. Lucas R-OK, Suzanne Bonamici D-OR | May 17, 2021 |
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. 167, no. 64, April 14, 2021, page H1791.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47300 | Ocean Acidification: Frequently Asked Questions | Report | Apr 25, 2023 |
| R46947 | U.S. Climate Change Policy Archived | Report | Oct 28, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examining the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act of 2021
- NEAR Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- NEAR Act of 2021
- National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act of 2021
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- NEAR Act of 2021
- National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2021Referred in Senate
- May 18, 2021Engrossed in House
- Apr 14, 2021Introduced 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.
