Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2022
Latest action · Jun 8, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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 7, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2022
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to designate at least seven entities as Ocean Innovation Clusters. Ocean Innovation Clusters are hubs of operation and entrepreneurship for private, public, and academic stakeholders to collaborate on opportunities to promote and enhance the maritime industry.
In designating entities, Commerce shall prioritize entities with a history of supporting cross-sector growth and development of the Blue Economy.
Additionally, Commerce must designate at least one Ocean Innovation Cluster in (1) each of the regions covered by the five regional offices of the National Marine Fisheries Service, (2) the Great Lakes region, and (3) the Gulf of Mexico region.
Commerce may award competitive grants for the establishment, operation, and administration of Ocean Innovation Clusters.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 7, 2022 to Dec 12, 2022, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | Jun 7, 2022 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jun 7, 2022 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Aug 19, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Oct 14, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Dec 12, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Dec 12, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Jun 7, 2022Introduced in House
- Jun 7, 2022Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3866 | Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2022 | Identical bill | Mar 17, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Community life and organization
- Economic development
- Employment and training programs
- Higher education
- Indian social and development programs
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Product development and innovation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public-private cooperation
- Research and development
- Seashores and lakeshores
- Small business
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2022Introduced in House
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