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NEAR Act of 2018

Introduced: June 28, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jun 28, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Jun 28, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act of 2018 or the NEAR Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of Commerce to arrange with the Ocean Studies Board of the National Academies for the board to conduct a study that:

  • examines the existing science of ocean acidification in estuarine environments,
  • examines the challenges to studying ocean acidification and acidification's interactions with other environment stressors in estuarine environments,
  • provides recommendations for improving future research, and
  • identifies pathways for applying science in management and mitigation decisions.
What's happening now July 11, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 1
Rooney, Francis
· Oct 2, 2018
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Sep 13, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Aug 14, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 23, 2018
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 28, 2018
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jun 28, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6270: NEAR Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6270/
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"H.R. 6270: NEAR Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6270/.
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H.R. 6270, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6270/.
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