118th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
S. 3277: To amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
A bill to amend the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Passed Senate
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill reauthorizes the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through FY2028.
The mission of the Marine Debris Program is to investigate and prevent the adverse impacts of marine debris on the U.S. economy, the marine environment, and navigation safety. Under current law, marine debris includes any manufactured or processed persistent solid material that is disposed of or abandoned into the marine environment or the Great Lakes (directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally).
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIOriginal
- Gary Peters D-MI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Dan Sullivan SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported, passed Senate4 events+56
- 2Gary PetersCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Sheldon WhitehouseCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
- Introduced in the Senate by Dan Sullivan.
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- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Received in the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6788; text: CR S6788)
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479.
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.