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COASTAL Implementation Act of 2017

Introduced: December 18, 2017 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Nov 13, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 637.
Nov 13, 2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-347.
Aug 1, 2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 18, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 18, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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COASTAL Implementation Act of 2017

This bill amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to revise the authority of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including to authorize (1) the deployment of sensors to enhance data collection in coastal states that are at highest risk of experiencing geophysical events, and (2) post-storm assessments for each coastal state that suffers indeterminate loses from a storm.

What's happening now November 13, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 637.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2242: COASTAL Implementation Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2242/
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