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Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8632| House 
| Updated: 11/17/2020
Raúl M. Grijalva

Raúl M. Grijalva

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (39)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)
Committees (8)
• Committee on House Administration• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee• Science, Space, and Technology Committee• Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee• Natural Resources Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020 This bill implements various ocean-based policies, programs, and goals to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including by establishing the Blue Carbon Program to further conservation objectives for fish and wildlife habitat conservation and restoration and coastal resilience.
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Timeline
Oct 20, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 20, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Oct 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Oct 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Nov 17, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
  • October 20, 2020
    Introduced in House
  • October 20, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
  • October 21, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  • October 21, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  • November 17, 2020
    Committee Hearings Held.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1237: COAST Research Act
  • HR 116-1314: Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2019
  • S 116-4093: Emergency Support for Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services Act
  • HR 116-7450: Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms Act
  • HR 116-1716: Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2019
  • HR 116-729: Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act
  • HR 116-8750: To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a National Coastal Data Information System, and for other purposes.
  • HR 116-8253: Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2020
  • HR 116-8627: To express the sense of Congress that the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall be the primary representative of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Chesapeake Bay, to require the Secretary of the Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to provide grants supporting research on the conservation, restoration, or management of oysters in estuarine ecosystems, and for other purposes.
  • HR 116-3115: Living Shorelines Act of 2019
Air qualityAlaskaAlternative and renewable resourcesAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsAquacultureAquatic ecologyArctic and polar regionsAtmospheric science and weatherCardiovascular and respiratory healthClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEcologyEmergency medical services and trauma careEnergy researchEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFloods and storm protectionFloridaForests, forestry, treesGeography and mappingIndian lands and resources rightsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational law and treatiesMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationMarine pollutionMiningNavigation, waterways, harborsNoise pollutionPacific OceanSeafoodUnemploymentU.S. territories and protectoratesWater qualityWetlandsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8632| House 
| Updated: 11/17/2020
Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020 This bill implements various ocean-based policies, programs, and goals to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including by establishing the Blue Carbon Program to further conservation objectives for fish and wildlife habitat conservation and restoration and coastal resilience.
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Timeline
Oct 20, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 20, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Oct 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Oct 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Nov 17, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
  • October 20, 2020
    Introduced in House
  • October 20, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
  • October 21, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  • October 21, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  • November 17, 2020
    Committee Hearings Held.
Raúl M. Grijalva

Raúl M. Grijalva

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (39)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)
Committees (8)
• Committee on House Administration• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee• Science, Space, and Technology Committee• Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee• Natural Resources Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1237: COAST Research Act
  • HR 116-1314: Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2019
  • S 116-4093: Emergency Support for Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services Act
  • HR 116-7450: Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms Act
  • HR 116-1716: Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2019
  • HR 116-729: Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act
  • HR 116-8750: To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a National Coastal Data Information System, and for other purposes.
  • HR 116-8253: Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2020
  • HR 116-8627: To express the sense of Congress that the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall be the primary representative of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Chesapeake Bay, to require the Secretary of the Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to provide grants supporting research on the conservation, restoration, or management of oysters in estuarine ecosystems, and for other purposes.
  • HR 116-3115: Living Shorelines Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityAlaskaAlternative and renewable resourcesAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsAquacultureAquatic ecologyArctic and polar regionsAtmospheric science and weatherCardiovascular and respiratory healthClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEcologyEmergency medical services and trauma careEnergy researchEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFloods and storm protectionFloridaForests, forestry, treesGeography and mappingIndian lands and resources rightsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational law and treatiesMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationMarine pollutionMiningNavigation, waterways, harborsNoise pollutionPacific OceanSeafoodUnemploymentU.S. territories and protectoratesWater qualityWetlandsWildlife conservation and habitat protection