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Defending Our National Marine Sanctuaries from Damaging Chemicals Act of 2019

Introduced: January 14, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 14, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Mar 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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Defending Our National Marine Sanctuaries from Damaging Chemicals Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the use of sunscreen containing oxybenzone or octinoxate in a National Marine Sanctuary that contains coral.

What's happening now January 14, 2020

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jan 15, 2020
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jan 14, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 25, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1834: Defending Our National Marine Sanctuaries from Damaging Chemicals Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1834/
MLA
"H.R. 1834: Defending Our National Marine Sanctuaries from Damaging Chemicals Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1834/.
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H.R. 1834, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1834/.
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[H.R. 1834: Defending Our National Marine Sanctuaries from Damaging Chemicals Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1834/)
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