A bill to amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Latest action · Dec 4, 2024 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.
- IntroducedNov 9, 2023
- Passed SenateDec 3, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill reauthorizes the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through FY2028.
The mission of the Marine Debris Program is to investigate and prevent the adverse impacts of marine debris on the U.S. economy, the marine environment, and navigation safety. Under current law, marine debris includes any manufactured or processed persistent solid material that is disposed of or abandoned into the marine environment or the Great Lakes (directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally).
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 9, 2023 to Jun 13, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jun 13, 2024 |
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 Nov 9, 2023Markup Jul 31, 2024Reported Aug 1, 2024 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 4, 2024Received in the House.
- Dec 4, 2024Held at the desk.
- Dec 3, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6788; text: CR S6788)
- Aug 1, 2024Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
- Aug 1, 2024Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479.
- Jul 31, 2024Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Nov 9, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Nov 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 S6788Text printed S6788 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Dec 3, 2024 |
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
- Sep 25, 2024S. 3277, a bill to amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationAs reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on August 1, 2024
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6781 | To amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. | Identical bill | Jan 2, 2024 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2024Engrossed in Senate
- Aug 1, 2024Reported to Senate
- Nov 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.
