Ocean Legislation Introduced in the 108th Congress
House of Representatives
| Bill Number: | HR 959 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Jim Saxton (R NJ) |
| Status | 03/27/03 Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans hearing held |
| Caption | A bill to improve the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources by authorizing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oceanographic programs |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.00959: |
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| Bill Number | HR 984 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest (R MD) |
| Status | 03/27/03 Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans hearing held |
| Caption | A bill to improve the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources by reenacting and clarifying provisions of a reorganization plan authorizing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.00984: |
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| Bill Number | HR 1080 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest (R MD) |
| Status | 03/05/03 Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
| Caption | A bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to reauthorize and improve that Act. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.01080: |
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| Bill Number | HR 1105 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Christopher Shays (R CT) |
| Status | 03/05/03 Referred to House Committee on Resources |
| Caption | A bill to designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.01105: |
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| Bill Number | HR 1721 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Mark Steven Kirk (R IL) |
| Status | 04/10/03 Referred to House Committee on International Relations |
| Caption | A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for debt relief to developing countries who take action to protect critical coral reef habitats. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.01721: |
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| Bill Number | HR 2443 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Don Young (R AK) |
| Status | 09/07/04 Presented to the President |
| Caption | A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2004, to amend various laws administered by the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.02443: |
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| Bill Number | HR 3627 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Jim Saxton (R NJ) |
| Status | 11/21/03 Referred to House Committee on Science |
| Caption | A bill to establish in the Executive Office of the President the Office of Oceans and Coastal Policy. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.03627: |
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| Bill Number | HR 4067 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest (R MD) |
| Status | 03/30/04 Referred to House Committee on Science |
| Caption | A bill to provide for a program of scientific research on abrupt climate change, to accelerate the reduction of green house gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.04067: |
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| Bill Number | HR 4101 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Sam Farr (D CA) |
| Status | 04/01/04 Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
| Caption | A bill to establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into the waters of the United States, and for other purposes. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.04101: |
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| Bill Number | HR 4319 |
| Sponsor | Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner (R WI) |
| Status | 09/29/04 Received in the Senate, after passage in the House |
| Caption | A bill to complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, Shipping, as positive law. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.04319: |
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| Bill Number | HR 4368 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Jim Saxton (R NJ) |
| Status | 9/30/04 Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans hearing held |
| Caption | A bill to transfer the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the Department of the Interior |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.04368: |
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| Bill Number | HR 4546 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (R MI) |
| Status | 09/29/04 Forwarded to full committee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute by Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards |
| Caption | A bill to provide for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to authorize appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.04546: |
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| Bill Number | HR 4607 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (R MI) |
| Status | 07/15/04 Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards hearing held |
| Caption | A bill to establish the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to amend the organization and functions of the NOAA Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere, and for other purposes. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.04607: |
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| Bill Number | HR 4762 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Frank Pallone (D NJ) |
| Status | 07/06/04 Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
| Caption | A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that the public is provided adequate notice and education on the effects of exposure to mercury through the development of health advisories and by requiring that such appropriate advisories be posted, or made readily available, at all businesses that sell fresh, frozen, and canned fish and seafood where the potential for mercury exposure exists. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.04762: |
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| Bill Number | HR 4900 |
| Sponsor | Rep. James C. Greenwood (R PA) |
| Status | 07/22/04 Referred to House Committee on Resources |
| Caption | A bill to establish a national policy for our oceans, to strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a National Oceans Council, and for other purposes. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.04900: |
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| Bill Number | HR 4975 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D NY) |
| Status | 07/22/04 Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
| Caption | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on the international transportation of individuals by water, to establish the Caribbean Ports and Infrastructure Improvement Trust Fund and the Water and Marine Wildlife Protection Trust Fund, and for other purposes. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.04975: |
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| Bill Number | HR 5001 |
| Sponsor | Rep. Curt Weldon (R PA) |
| Status | 07/22/04 Referred to House Committee on Resources |
| Caption | A bill to establish a pilot program to develop a comprehensive system of ocean and coastal observations for the Nations oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes, including enhanced security of United States ports, and for other purposes. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.05001: |
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Senate
| Bill Number | S 139 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Joseph I. Lierberman (D CT) |
| Status | 10/30/03 Re-referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works |
| Caption | A bill to provide for a program of scientific research on abrupt climate change, to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that could be used interchangeably with passenger vehicle fuel economy standard credits, to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.00139: |
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| Bill Number | S 482 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Susan Collins (R ME) |
| Status | 02/27/03 Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation |
| Caption | A bill to reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.00482: |
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| Bill Number | S 525 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Carl Levin (D MI) |
| Status | 06/17/03 Subcommitte on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing held |
| Caption | A bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to reauthorize and improve that Act |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.00525: |
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| Bill Number | S 828 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes (D MD) |
| Status | 04/09/03 Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions |
| Caption | A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a pilot program to make grants to eligible institutions to develop, demonstrate, or disseminate information on practices, methods, or techniques relating to environmental education and training in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.00828: |
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| Bill Number | S 1218 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Ernest F. Hollings (D SC) |
| Status | 03/25/04 Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
| Caption | A bill to provide for Presidential support and coordination of interagency ocean science programs and development and coordination for a comprehensive and integrated United States research and monitoring program. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.01218: |
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| Bill Number | S 1400 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Olympia Snowe (R ME) |
| Status | 11/04/03 Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
| Caption | A bill to develop a system that provides for ocean and coastal observations, to implement a research and development programs to enhance security at United States ports, to implement a data and information system required by all components of an integrated ocean observing system and related research, and for other purposes. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.01400: |
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| Bill Number | S 1585 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Judd Gregg (R NH) |
| Status | 11/04/03 Amendment no #2058 by Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R IN) printed but not offered |
| Caption | An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.01585: |
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| Bill Number | S 1953 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D NJ) |
| Status | 11/25/03 Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation |
| Caption | A bill to protect deep sea corals and sponges, and for other purposes. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s,01953: |
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| Bill Number | S 2271 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D IL) |
| Status | 04/01/04 Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation |
| Caption | A bill to establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into the waters of the United States, and for other purposes |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.02271: |
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| Bill Number | S 2280 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Ted Stevens (R AK) |
| Status | 11/16/04 Received in the House, after passage in the Senate |
| Caption | A bill to establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.02280: |
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| Bill Number | S 2488 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D HI) |
| Status | 11/24/04 Received in the House, after passage in the Senate |
| Caption | A bill to establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety, in coordination with non-Federal entities, and for other purposes |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.02488: |
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| Bill Number | S 2489 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D HI) |
| Status | 11/16/04 Received in the House, after passage in the Senate |
| Caption | A bill to establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to integrate Federal Coastal and ocean mapping activities. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108: |
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| Bill Number | S 2647 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Ernest F. Hollings (D SC) |
| Status | 11/16/04 Report filed from Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation |
| Caption | A bill to establish a national ocean policy, to set forth the missions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to ensure effective interagency coordination. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.02647: |
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| Bill Number | S 2648 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Ernest F. Hollings (D SC) |
| Status | 07/13/04 Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation |
| Caption | A bill to strengthen programs relating to ocean science and training by providing improved advice and coordination of efforts, greater interagency cooperation, and the strengthening and expansion of related programs administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.02648: |
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| Bill Number | S 2773 |
| Sponsor | Sen. James M. Inhofe (R OK) |
| Status | 08/25/04 Placed on the calendar |
| Caption | An original bill to provide for the consideration and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:s.02773: |
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| Bill Number | SRES 453 |
| Sponsor | Sen. James M. Jeffords (I VT) |
| Status | 10/07/04 Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations |
| Caption | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should prepare a comprehensive strategy for advancing and entering into international negotiations on a binding agreement that would swiftly reduce global mercury use and pollution to levels sufficient to protect public health and the environment. |
| Web Link | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:sres.00453: |
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