BLUE GLOBE Act
Latest action · Feb 15, 2022 By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-74.
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bolstering Long-term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act or the BLUE GLOBE Act
This bill addresses data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts.
Specifically, it expands requirements related to a study of the scientific workforce in areas of oceanic and atmospheric research and development. For example, the bill requires the study to include an investigation on whether there is a workforce shortage in the number of individuals with technical or trade-based skillsets or credentials suited to a career in oceanic and atmospheric data collection, processing, satellite production, or satellite operations. The study must also investigate actions the federal government can take to increase diversity in the scientific workforce and shorten the hiring backlog for such workforce.
The bill also directs the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to create an Electronic Monitoring Innovation Prize, which may be awarded for the development of advanced electronic fisheries monitoring equipment and data analysis tools.
NOAA must also seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate whether there is a need for an Advanced Research Projects Agency-Oceans within NOAA.
Additionally, NOAA must establish a program to improve the collection, aggregation, and analysis of data to measure the value and impact of industries related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts on the U.S. economy.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2021 to Mar 7, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Mar 2, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Mar 7, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2021Markup May 12, 2021Reported Dec 17, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2022By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-74.
- Dec 17, 2021Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 17, 2021Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 206.
- May 12, 2021Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jan 28, 2021Introduced in Senate
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
- Jan 18, 2022S. 140, BLUE GLOBE ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on December 17, 2021
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 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON REFORMING THE MINING LAW OF 1812--H.R. 7580,"CLEANING ENERGY MINERALS REFORM ACT OF 2022''117 pages | Natural Resources Committee | May 12, 2022 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46921 | Marine Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs): Background, Statutory Authorities, and Issues for Congress | Report | Sep 27, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3748 | BLUE GLOBE Act | Identical bill | Jun 22, 2021 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- BLUE GLOBE Act
- Bolstering Long-term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- BLUE GLOBE Act
- Bolstering Long-term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Air quality
- Aquatic ecology
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Economic development
- Economic performance and conditions
- Employee hiring
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental technology
- Fishes
- Genetics
- Geography and mapping
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Great Lakes
- International organizations and cooperation
- Lakes and rivers
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Marine pollution
- Mining
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Outdoor recreation
- Performance measurement
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Research administration and funding
- Solid waste and recycling
- Spacecraft and satellites
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Travel and tourism
- Water quality
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2021Reported to Senate
- Jan 28, 2021Introduced in Senate
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.
