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HR 1923 114th Congress House Environmental Protection Aquatic ecology Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Great Lakes Intergovernmental relations International organizations and cooperation State and local government operations Water quality

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to appoint a coordinator for issues relating to harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 10, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Apr 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 21, 2015
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.
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting as chair of the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, to appoint a coordinator to work with appropriate governments to address harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes.

What's happening now May 7, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3319 Identical bill A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to appoint a harmful algal bloom coordinator.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Renacci, James
· Mar 2, 2016
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Dec 16, 2015
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Dec 10, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 21, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1923: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to appoint a coordinator for issues relating to harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1923/
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"H.R. 1923: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to appoint a coordinator for issues relating to harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1923/.
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H.R. 1923, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1923/.
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[H.R. 1923: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to appoint a coordinator for issues relating to harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1923/)
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