HR 2923
115th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Alabama
Appropriations
Aquatic ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Intergovernmental relations
Latin America
Louisiana
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Mexico
Mississippi
Research administration and funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Texas
Water quality
Gulf States Coordination Act
Introduced: June 15, 2017
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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 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Jun 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jun 15, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Jun 15, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Gulf States Coordination Act
This bill designates the Gulf of Mexico Alliance as a regional coordination partnership that will strengthen collaboration efforts among federal, state, local, and private participants in the five Gulf states (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) to restore and protect the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.
The alliance may provide grants to carry out this bill, including to research the effects of natural and human-induced environmental changes on the water quality and living resources of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Cosponsors
1