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H.R. 8632 116th Congress House

Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to provide for ocean-based climat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to provide for ocean-based climate solutions to reduce carbon emissions and global warming; to make coastal communities more resilient; and to provide for the conservation and restoration of ocean and coastal habitats, biodiversity, and marine mammal and fish populations; and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 27, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
Oct 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Oct 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Oct 20, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Oct 20, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 17, 2020

Committee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020

This bill implements various ocean-based policies, programs, and goals to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including by establishing the Blue Carbon Program to further conservation objectives for fish and wildlife habitat conservation and restoration and coastal resilience.

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  • HR 1314 Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2019
  • HR 1716 Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2019
  • HR 3115 Living Shorelines Act of 2019
  • HR 7387 Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2020
  • HR 7450 Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms Act
  • HR 8253 Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2020
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 25
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Dec 18, 2020
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 3, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 30, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Nov 30, 2020
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Nov 20, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 20, 2020
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 18, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Nov 16, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 9, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Nov 5, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 5, 2020
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 30, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 30, 2020
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 30, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 27, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 27, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 27, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 23, 2020
Crist, Charlie
· Oct 23, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 20, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 20, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 20, 2020
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 20, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 20, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 20, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Oct 20, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Oct 20, 2020
McEachin, A.
· Oct 20, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 20, 2020
Sablan, Gregorio
· Oct 20, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8632: Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8632/
MLA
"H.R. 8632: Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8632/.
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H.R. 8632, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8632/.
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