San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
Latest action · Jun 16, 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2021
- Passed HouseJun 15, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
This bill provides support for the protection and restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary and the recovery of certain species in the estuary.
Specifically, it establishes a San Francisco Bay Program Office in the Environmental Protection Agency.
The program must annually compile a list of funding priorities for projects or studies that advance the goals and objectives of the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved under the National Estuary Program for the San Francisco Bay estuary. The list must include projects or studies for
- water quality improvement;
- wetland, riverine, and estuary restoration and protection;
- nearshore and endangered species recovery; and
- adaptation to climate change.
The program must review such plan at least once every five years and revise the plan as appropriate.
The program may provide funding through grants or other means for studies or projects on the priority list.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 28, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2021Markup Mar 24, 2021Reported Jun 4, 2021 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2021Discharged Mar 24, 2021 | |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2021Discharged Jun 4, 2021 |
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jun 16, 2021 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Jun 15, 2021Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 15, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2756-2758; text: CR H2756)
- Jun 15, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 610.
- Jun 15, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H2756–H2758, H2792Text printed H2756, H2793 | David Rouzer R-NC, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Jackie Speier D-CA, James P. McGovern D-MA, Nancy Pelosi D-CA | Jun 15, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 15, 2021H.R. 610, San Francisco Bay Restoration ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 24, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 17, January 28, 2021, page H253.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-21 | PRESIDENT BIDEN'S FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET REQUEST: AGENCY POLICIES AND PERSPECTIVES (PARTS 1 AND 2)218 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Jun 24, 2021–Jul 14, 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48069 | Overview of the National Estuary Program (NEP) | Report | May 20, 2024 |
| R46947 | U.S. Climate Change Policy Archived | Report | Oct 28, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Air quality
- Budget process
- California
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Solid waste and recycling
- Water quality
- Watersheds
- Wetlands
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2021Referred in Senate
- Jun 15, 2021Engrossed in House
- Jun 4, 2021Reported in House
- Jan 28, 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.
