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Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012

Introduced: March 17, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2012
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Aug 1, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 1, 2012
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5609-5610)
Aug 1, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5609-5610)
Aug 1, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1171.
Aug 1, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5609-5612)
Aug 1, 2012
Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 17, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 432.
Jul 17, 2012
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-584, Part II.
Jul 9, 2012
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-584, Part I.
Jun 7, 2012
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 7, 2012
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
Jun 7, 2012
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 7, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 15, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Mar 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 17, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 17, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Marine Debris Act Reauthorization Amendments of 2012 - Reauthorizes appropriations through FY2015 for, and revises provisions of, the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act.

(Sec. 3) Renames such Act as the Marine Debris Act. Replaces provisions establishing within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Program with provisions establishing the Marine Debris Program to identify, determine sources of, assess, prevent, reduce, and remove the occurrence and adverse impacts of marine debris on the U.S. economy, the marine environment, and navigation safety.

(Sec. 5) Revises Program components, including by requiring the Administrator of NOAA to provide national and regional coordination to assist states, Indian tribes, and regional organizations in identification, determination of sources, assessment, prevention, reduction, and removal of marine debris.

Amends the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987 to repeal the plastic pollution public education program.

(Sec. 7) Replaces provisions of the Marine Debris Program concerning interagency coordination with provisions establishing the Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee under the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987.

Requires such Committee to submit biennial (currently annual) progress reports.

(Sec. 8) Requires the Administrator to ensure the confidentiality of information submitted into the federal information clearinghouse on marine debris. (Currently, the Administrator is required to take steps to ensure the confidentiality of only such information that is submitted by the fishing industry.)

(Sec. 9) Defines the term "marine debris" as any persistent solid material that is manufactured or processed and disposed of or abandoned into the marine environment or the Great Lakes.

What's happening now August 2, 2012

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 9, 2012
BECERRA, XAVIER
· Mar 13, 2012
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Mar 13, 2012
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 13, 2012
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 13, 2012
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 13, 2012
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 20, 2011
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Dec 6, 2011
INSLEE, JAY
· Sep 15, 2011
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Sep 15, 2011
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jun 14, 2011
Reichert, David
· Jun 14, 2011
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 5, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 5, 2011
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 5, 2011
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 5, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 5, 2011
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Mar 17, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1171: Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1171/
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