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HCONRES 202 108th Congress House Commemorations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine resources conservation Ocean Public Lands and Natural Resources Special weeks

Expressing the sense of Congress in support of a National Oceans Week.

Introduced: June 3, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Jun 3, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jun 3, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the ocean is of paramount importance to the economic future, environmental quality, and national security of the United States; (2) the United States has a responsibility to exercise and promote comprehensive stewardship and understanding of the ocean and the living marine resources it contains; and (3) the President should issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe a National Oceans Week with appropriate recognition, programs, ceremonies, and activities to further ocean literacy, education, and exploration.

What's happening now June 6, 2003

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 18, 2003
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 18, 2003
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 18, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 18, 2003
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 18, 2003
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 18, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 202: Expressing the sense of Congress in support of a National Oceans Week.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-202/
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"H. Con. Res. 202: Expressing the sense of Congress in support of a National Oceans Week.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-202/.
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