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National Ocean Policy Act of 2018

Introduced: June 29, 2018 Introduced by: Panetta, Jimmy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 12, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jun 29, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 29, 2018
Introduced in House
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National Ocean Policy Act of 2018

This bill provides statutory authority for Executive Order 13547, titled "Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes." (The order established a national policy to ensure the protection, maintenance, and restoration of the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources, enhance the sustainability of ocean and coastal economies, preserve our maritime heritage, support sustainable uses and access, provide for adaptive management to enhance our understanding of and capacity to respond to climate change and ocean acidification, and coordinate with our national security and foreign policy interests.)

What's happening now July 12, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6300: National Ocean Policy Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6300/
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"H.R. 6300: National Ocean Policy Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6300/.
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H.R. 6300, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6300/.
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