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HR 5351 102th Congress House Environmental Protection Congressional reporting requirements Department of Commerce Environmental research Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Great Lakes Marine parks and reserves Water pollution control Water quality

Great Lakes Regional Marine Center Act

Introduced: June 9, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Jun 19, 1992
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Army Corps of Engineers, EPA.
Jun 19, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Jun 19, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf.
Jun 12, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Jun 9, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Jun 9, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Jun 9, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jun 9, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Great Lakes Regional Marine Center Act - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to include the U.S. waters of the Great Lakes in the definition of "marine and coastal waters."

Adds the Great Lakes region, comprised of such Great Lakes waters, to the list of regions for which a Regional Marine Research Board must be established.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify the required contents of an annual report to the Congress on Great Lakes water quality. Requires the Great Lakes Research Council (currently, the Great Lakes National Program Office and the Great Lakes Research Office jointly) to prepare a research plan for all Federal Great Lakes environmental research activities. Removes provisions establishing the Great Lakes Research Office.

What's happening now June 22, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 9, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5351: Great Lakes Regional Marine Center Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5351/
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"H.R. 5351: Great Lakes Regional Marine Center Act." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5351/.
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