Congress 117 - HR 4768 - DEFEND the Great Lakes Act

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Aquatic ecology Great Lakes Lakes and rivers Land use and conservation Seashores and lakeshores Water Resources Development Wetlands

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Detrimental Erosion Forcing Enhanced Needs to the Defend the Great Lakes Act or the DEFEND the Great Lakes Act

This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to initiate no fewer than five aquatic ecosystem restoration projects along the shoreline of the Great Lakes to reduce the risk of loss and degradation of coastal wetlands due to shoreline erosion.

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Jun 16, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 13, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jul 29, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 28, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Jul 28, 2021

Introduced in House

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