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Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act
2/8/2022, 11:17 PM
Congressional Summary of HR 5589
Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act
This bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon to (1) assess the impediments to the protection and restoration of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, and (2) establish national protection and restoration priorities regarding these areas. Coastal blue carbon ecosystems are vegetated coastal habitats and include mangroves, tidal marshes, and other tidal or salt water wetland that have the ability to sequester and store carbon.
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Current Status of Bill HR 5589
Bill HR 5589 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 13, 2020. Bill HR 5589 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on January 13, 2020. Bill HR 5589's most recent activity was Committee Hearings Held. as of November 17, 2020
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5589
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
22Democrat Cosponsors
18Republican Cosponsors
4Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5589
Primary Policy Focus
Environmental ProtectionPotential Impact Areas
- Air quality
- Aquatic ecology
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Dams and canals
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal-Indian relations
- Floods and storm protection
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Geography and mapping
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Horticulture and plants
- Intergovernmental relations
- International scientific cooperation
- Land use and conservation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Scientific communication
- State and local government operations
- Water quality
- Watersheds
- Wetlands
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5589
Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act
To establish an Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon, and for other purposes.
Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 5589
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