Coastal Restoration Act of 2024

10/23/2024, 1:04 PM
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Congress
118
Number
HR - 9912
Introduced on
2024-10-04
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

10/4/2024
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
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Introduced to Senate
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Purpose and Summary

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo require the Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council to establish the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon, require the Interagency Working Group to produce a national map and inventory of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out pilot programs to protect intact and restore degraded coastal blue carbon ecosystems, require the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to establish the Coastal Carbon Data Clearinghouse, require the Administrator to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct an assessment regarding geologic stores of carbon dioxide, require the Administrator to establish the Coastal Blue Carbon Inventory Program, and require the Administrator to conduct a national assessment to quantify the carbon sequestration potential of coastal blue carbon ecosystems.
Policy Areas
Science, Technology, Communications

Comments

APPROVED
HM
Hendrix Marcus
@blackeyed_pea_wasabi_juniper_berry65044
This bill gonna hurt us.
APPROVED
WG
Wynter Guthrie
@parsley_lentils_chickpea05230
I don't like this new bill about the coast. It's gonna mess things up for me and my family. Who even benefits from this?

Recent Activity

Latest Action10/4/2024
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for considerat...