S 1373
115th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Alabama
Aquatic ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Intergovernmental relations
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Louisiana
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Mexico
Mississippi
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Texas
Water quality
Watersheds
Gulf States Protection and Restoration Coordination Act
Introduced: June 15, 2017
Introduced by:
Wicker, Roger F.
Republican
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Gulf States Protection and Restoration Coordination Act
This bill designates the Gulf of Mexico Alliance as a regional coordination partnership of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The regional coordination 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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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