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Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2017

Introduced: September 14, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Sep 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 14, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2017

This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to update at least once every seven years its environmental sensitivity index products for each coastal area of the Great Lakes. (An environmental sensitivity product is a map or similar tool that is utilized to identify sensitive shoreline, coastal or offshore, resources prior to an oil spill event.)

What's happening now September 25, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1586 Identical bill Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 14, 2017
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Sep 14, 2017
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Sep 14, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3786: Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3786/
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"H.R. 3786: Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3786/.
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H.R. 3786, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3786/.
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