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OCEAN Research Act

USA116th CongressS-2699| Senate 
| Updated: 10/24/2019
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (5)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Ocean, Coastal, and Estuarine Acidification Necessitates Research Act of 2019 or the OCEAN Research Act This bill addresses the effects of ocean and coastal acidification on marine organisms and ecosystems. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Ocean Acidification Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the ocean acidification grant program of the National Science Foundation. The bill expands those programs, as well as the ocean acidification activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to include efforts to research and monitor the effects of coastal acidification.
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Timeline
Oct 24, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 24, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • October 24, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 24, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1237: COAST Research Act
  • HR 116-2448: Ocean Acidification Research Partnerships Act
Advisory bodiesAir qualityAquatic ecologyClimate change and greenhouse gasesEconomic performance and conditionsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFood industry and servicesGovernment information and archivesMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionResearch administration and fundingSeafood

OCEAN Research Act

USA116th CongressS-2699| Senate 
| Updated: 10/24/2019
Ocean, Coastal, and Estuarine Acidification Necessitates Research Act of 2019 or the OCEAN Research Act This bill addresses the effects of ocean and coastal acidification on marine organisms and ecosystems. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Ocean Acidification Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the ocean acidification grant program of the National Science Foundation. The bill expands those programs, as well as the ocean acidification activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to include efforts to research and monitor the effects of coastal acidification.
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Timeline
Oct 24, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 24, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • October 24, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 24, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (5)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1237: COAST Research Act
  • HR 116-2448: Ocean Acidification Research Partnerships Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesAir qualityAquatic ecologyClimate change and greenhouse gasesEconomic performance and conditionsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFood industry and servicesGovernment information and archivesMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionResearch administration and fundingSeafood