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Introduced
03/29/2017
03/29/2017
In Committee
06/27/2018
06/27/2018
Crossed Over
08/04/2017
08/04/2017
Passed
12/20/2018
12/20/2018
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/21/2018
12/21/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Save Our Seas Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Marine Debris Act to revise the Marine Debris Program to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to work with: (1) other agencies to address both land- and sea-based sources of marine debris, and (2) the Department of State and other agencies to promote international action to reduce the incidence of marine debris. (Sec. 3) The bill also revises the program by allowing NOAA to make sums available for assisting in the cleanup and response required by severe marine debris events. (Sec. 4) The bill urges the President to: support funding for research and development of bio-based and other alternatives or environmentally feasible improvements to materials that reduce municipal solid waste; work with foreign countries that contribute the most to the global marine debris problem in order to find a solution to the problem; study issues related to marine debris, including the economic impacts of marine debris; and encourage the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to consider the impact of marine debris in relevant future trade agreements. (Sec. 5) The Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee must expand to include a senior official from the State Department and from the Department of the Interior. (Sec. 6) This bill reauthorizes for FY2018-FY2022: (1) the Marine Debris Program, (2) an information clearinghouse on marine debris, and (3) enforcement of laws about discarded marine debris from ships.
AI Summary
This bill:
- Amends the Marine Debris Act to expand the Marine Debris Program, requiring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to address both land- and sea-based sources of marine debris and work with other agencies to promote international action to reduce marine debris. It also allows NOAA to assist in the cleanup and response required by severe marine debris events.
- Urges the President to support funding for research and development of bio-based and other alternatives or improvements to materials that reduce municipal solid waste, work with foreign countries that contribute the most to the global marine debris problem to find a solution, study issues related to marine debris, and encourage the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to consider the impact of marine debris in relevant future trade agreements.
- Expands the Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee to include representatives from the State Department and the Department of the Interior.
- Reauthorizes the Marine Debris Program, an information clearinghouse on marine debris, and enforcement of laws about discarded marine debris from ships for fiscal years 2018-2022.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (22)
Dan Sullivan (R)*,
Cory Booker (D),
Bill Cassidy (R),
Susan Collins (R),
Chris Coons (D),
James Inhofe (R),
John Neely Kennedy (R),
Angus King (I),
Ed Markey (D),
Lisa Murkowski (R),
Chris Murphy (D),
Gary Peters (D),
Rob Portman (R),
Marco Rubio (R),
Brian Schatz (D),
Jeanne Shaheen (D),
Thom Tillis (R),
Tom Udall (D),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Signed by President. (on 12/21/2018)
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