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Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000

Introduced: May 8, 2020 Introduced by: Case, Ed Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
May 8, 2020
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.
May 8, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020

This bill sets forth requirements concerning the conservation and restoration of coral reef ecosystems, including to reauthorize through FY2025 and expand the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, reauthorize through FY2025 the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology program, and establish the Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies Program.

What's happening now May 21, 2020

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3384 Related bill Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2019
  • S 1922 Related bill Coral Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 22, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 8, 2020
Crist, Charlie
· May 8, 2020
Gabbard, Tulsi
· May 8, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· May 8, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 8, 2020
Posey, Bill
· May 8, 2020
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · May 8, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· May 8, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6738: Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6738/
MLA
"H.R. 6738: Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6738/.
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H.R. 6738, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6738/.
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