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National Oceans and Coastal Security Improvements Act of 2019

Introduced: July 30, 2019 Introduced by: Beyer, Donald S. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Nov 17, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
Nov 17, 2020
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Aug 21, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 30, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Oceans and Coastal Security Improvements Act of 2019

This bill revises the National Ocean and Coastal Security Fund. (The fund supports programs and activities to protect, conserve, and restore ocean and coastal resources and coastal infrastructure.)

Specifically, the bill

  • revises the maximum amounts that may be used to provide grants from the fund;
  • details new eligible uses for the fund's grant program, including for restoration, protection, or maintenance of living ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and their habitats;
  • requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to award grants from the fund to eligible coastal states based on a specified formula; and
  • specifies additional requirements for coastal states to be eligible to receive funding from the fund.
What's happening now November 17, 2020

Committee Hearings Held.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4093: National Oceans and Coastal Security Improvements Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4093/
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"H.R. 4093: National Oceans and Coastal Security Improvements Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4093/.
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