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Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act

USA117th CongressS-3245| Senate 
| Updated: 11/18/2021
Lisa Murkowski

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (3)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act This bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon to (1) assess the impediments to the conservation and restoration of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, and (2) establish national conservation and restoration priorities regarding these areas. Coastal blue carbon ecosystems are vegetated coastal habitats and include mangroves, tidal marshes, and other tidal, freshwater, or saltwater wetlands that have the ability to sequester and store carbon.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3939
Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act
Jun 22, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2750
Committee Hearings Held.
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3939
    Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act


  • June 22, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2750
    Committee Hearings Held.


  • November 18, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 18, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2750: Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act

Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act

USA117th CongressS-3245| Senate 
| Updated: 11/18/2021
Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act This bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon to (1) assess the impediments to the conservation and restoration of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, and (2) establish national conservation and restoration priorities regarding these areas. Coastal blue carbon ecosystems are vegetated coastal habitats and include mangroves, tidal marshes, and other tidal, freshwater, or saltwater wetlands that have the ability to sequester and store carbon.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3939
Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act
Jun 22, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2750
Committee Hearings Held.
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3939
    Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act


  • June 22, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2750
    Committee Hearings Held.


  • November 18, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 18, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Lisa Murkowski

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (3)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2750: Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted