Skip to main content
HR 1237 116th Congress House Environmental Protection Advisory bodies Air quality Aquatic ecology Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental education Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Research administration and funding Water quality

COAST Research Act

Introduced: February 14, 2019 Introduced by: Bonamici, Suzanne Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 10, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 5, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 5, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4318-4320)
Jun 5, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4318-4320)
Jun 5, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1237.
Jun 5, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4318-4325)
Jun 5, 2019
Ms. Johnson (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 28, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 61.
May 28, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-86.
May 1, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 1, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 9, 2019
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Apr 9, 2019
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats Research Act of 2019 or the COAST Research Act of 2019

This bill addresses the effects of ocean and coastal acidification on marine organisms and ecosystems. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Ocean Acidification Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the ocean acidification grant program of the National Science Foundation. The bill expands those programs, as well as the ocean acidification activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to include efforts to research and monitor the effects of coastal acidification.

What's happening now June 10, 2019

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3