HR 5996
115th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Advisory bodies
American Samoa
Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Aquatic ecology
Biological and life sciences
Congressional oversight
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
Florida
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Hawaii
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jun 5, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 5, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4741-4742)
Jun 5, 2018
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018
This bill addresses the conservation and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems, including by
- reauthorizing and expanding the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000;
- authorizing the Department of the Interior to conduct activities to conserve coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems within national parks, national wildlife refuges, national monuments, and other federal land under its jurisdiction;
- authorizing Interior to offer financial assistance grants for coral reef conservation projects;
- establishing the Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies Program;
- directing the Department of Commerce to develop national guidelines for man-made structures that are suitable as artificial reef habitat for coral and other associated marine species; and
- ensuring that Commerce places an emphasis on stock assessments for fisheries associated with coral reefs.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5996: Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5996/
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