Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act
Latest action · Dec 15, 2023 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2023
- Passed SenateDec 13, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act
This bill revises provisions governing the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation and the Marine Debris Program.
Specifically, the bill allows the foundation to use up to 12% of appropriated funds for administrative expenses. Those expenses may include employee salaries for the two years following the bill's enactment. The bill also allows the foundation to locate its principal office outside of the District of Columbia and encourages the foundation to locate it in a coastal state.
In addition, the bill requires the foundation to develop best practices for conducting outreach to Indian tribes.
The bill also requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to approve appointments to the foundation's board of directors.
NOAA may enter into other agreements, outside of contracts, under the Marine Debris Program. NOAA may also accept in-kind contributions for the program.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2023 to Dec 7, 2023; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Feb 9, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Feb 9, 2023 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Feb 9, 2023 |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Dec 7, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Dec 7, 2023 |
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 Feb 9, 2023Markup Mar 22, 2023Reported Dec 5, 2023 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2023Received in the House.
- Dec 15, 2023Held at the desk.
- Dec 14, 2023Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 13, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5967-5968; text: CR S5967-5968)
- Dec 5, 2023Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 5, 2023Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.
- Mar 22, 2023Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Feb 9, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Feb 9, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5966Text printed S5967 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Dec 13, 2023 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 7, 2023S. 318, Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 22, 2023
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 886 | Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act | Related bill | Mar 12, 2024 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Aquatic ecology
- Charitable contributions
- Department of Commerce
- Environmental Protection
- Indian social and development programs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Marine pollution
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Water quality
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2023Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 5, 2023Reported to Senate
- Feb 9, 2023Introduced 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.
