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Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2019

Introduced: December 2, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 21, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
May 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2019

This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to update at least once every seven years its environmental sensitivity index products for each coastal area of the Great Lakes. An environmental sensitivity index product is a map or similar tool that is utilized to identify sensitive shoreline resources prior to an oil spill event.

What's happening now May 21, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 729 Related bill Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act
  • S 1342 Identical bill Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Dec 2, 2020
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Dec 2, 2020
UPTON, FRED
· Dec 2, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 7, 2019
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · May 7, 2019
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · May 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2551: Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2551/
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"H.R. 2551: Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2551/.
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H.R. 2551, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2551/.
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