Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2024
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 Became Public Law No: 118-152.
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 24, 2023
- Passed SenateMar 12, 2024
- Passed HouseDec 9, 2024
- To the PresidentDec 12, 2024
- Became lawDec 17, 2024Public Law 118-152
Summary
Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2024
This act revises the National Estuary Program to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to give priority consideration to selecting the Pensacola and Perdido Bays in Florida as estuaries of national significance. Under the existing program, the EPA protects and restores the water quality and ecological integrity of estuaries of national significance.
The EPA may not use any amounts appropriated to carry out the national estuary program for the Pensacola and Perdido Bays (1) in FY2024, nor (2) in FY2025 unless the total amount appropriated to carry out the program for FY2025 is at least $850,000 more than the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for FY2023.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 24, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Jan 24, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2023Discharged Mar 12, 2024 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Signed by President.
- Dec 17, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-152.
- Dec 12, 2024Presented to President.
- Dec 9, 2024Mr. Graves (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 9, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6529)
- Dec 9, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 50.
- Dec 9, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6529)
- Dec 9, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 15, 2024Received in the House.
- Mar 15, 2024Held at the desk.
- Mar 14, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 12, 2024Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 12, 2024Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2371)
- Mar 12, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2371)
- Jan 24, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Jan 24, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H6529Text printed H6529 | Garret Graves R-LA, Rick Larsen D-WA | Dec 9, 2024 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2371Text printed S2371Amendments S2367, S2371 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Marco Rubio R-FL (amendment) | Mar 12, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12173 | Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax (FAET) | Resource | Feb 6, 2026 |
| R48069 | Overview of the National Estuary Program (NEP) | Report | May 20, 2024 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1694 | In the nature of a substitute. | Marco Rubio R-FLfor Charles E. Schumer | Amendment SA 1694 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2213 | Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Jun 24, 2021 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as an estuary of national significance, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2024
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 12, 2024Engrossed in Senate
- Jan 24, 2023Introduced in Senate
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