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HR 5595 107th Congress House

To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and appoint the members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee in accordance with a Department of Commerce document.

Introduced: October 9, 2002 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Federal advisory bodiesGovernment Operations and PoliticsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine parks and reserves
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 15, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Oct 9, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Oct 9, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 15, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish and appoint the members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee in accordance with the Department of Commerce MPA Advisory Committee Supplement 1 Charter of the MPA Federal Advisory Committee, December 18, 2000.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Oct 9, 2002
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 9, 2002
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 9, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5595: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and appoint the members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee in accordance with a Department of Commerce document.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5595/
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"H.R. 5595: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and appoint the members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee in accordance with a Department of Commerce document.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5595/.
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H.R. 5595, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5595/.
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