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To reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-2748| House 
| Updated: 6/12/2017
Don Young

Don Young

Republican Representative

Alaska

Cosponsors (47)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Barbara Lee (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Keith J. Rothfus (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Denny Heck (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Jared Polis (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Francis Rooney (Republican)Vern Buchanan (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Save Our Seas Act of 2017 or the SOS Act of 2017 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. 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. NOAA must prioritize assistance for activities that respond to a severe marine debris event in: (1) a rural or remote community, or (2) a habitat of national concern. The bill urges the President to: (1) work with foreign countries that contribute the most to the global marine debris problem in order to find a solution to the problem; (2) study issues related to marine debris, including the economic impacts of marine debris; and (3) encourage the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to consider the impact of marine debris in relevant future trade agreements. The Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee must expand to include a senior official from the State Department or from the Department of the Interior. 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.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
May 25, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jun 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 25, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • May 26, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.


  • June 12, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 115-756: First Step Act of 2018
Coast guardDepartment of CommerceDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of StateDepartment of the InteriorEconomic performance and conditionsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInfrastructure developmentInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationMarine pollutionMaterialsResearch and developmentRural conditions and developmentSolid waste and recyclingTrade agreements and negotiationsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

To reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-2748| House 
| Updated: 6/12/2017
Save Our Seas Act of 2017 or the SOS Act of 2017 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. 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. NOAA must prioritize assistance for activities that respond to a severe marine debris event in: (1) a rural or remote community, or (2) a habitat of national concern. The bill urges the President to: (1) work with foreign countries that contribute the most to the global marine debris problem in order to find a solution to the problem; (2) study issues related to marine debris, including the economic impacts of marine debris; and (3) encourage the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to consider the impact of marine debris in relevant future trade agreements. The Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee must expand to include a senior official from the State Department or from the Department of the Interior. 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.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
May 25, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jun 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 25, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • May 26, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.


  • June 12, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Don Young

Don Young

Republican Representative

Alaska

Cosponsors (47)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Barbara Lee (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Keith J. Rothfus (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Denny Heck (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Jared Polis (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Francis Rooney (Republican)Vern Buchanan (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 115-756: First Step Act of 2018
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Coast guardDepartment of CommerceDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of StateDepartment of the InteriorEconomic performance and conditionsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInfrastructure developmentInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationMarine pollutionMaterialsResearch and developmentRural conditions and developmentSolid waste and recyclingTrade agreements and negotiationsWildlife conservation and habitat protection