HR 988
116th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Earth sciences
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Marine pollution
Research administration and funding
Research and development
NEAR Act of 2019
Introduced: February 6, 2019
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19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 10, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 5, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4329-4330)
Jun 5, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 988.
Jun 5, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4329-4331)
Jun 5, 2019
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jun 5, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 5, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4329-4330)
Jun 5, 2019
Ms. Johnson (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 23, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 57.
May 23, 2019
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
May 23, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-82, Part I.
May 1, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 1, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 9, 2019
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Apr 9, 2019
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Feb 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Feb 6, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act of 2019 or the NEAR Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to arrange for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study that:
- examines the existing science of ocean acidification in estuarine environments,
- examines the challenges to studying ocean acidification and acidification's interactions with other environment stressors in estuarine environments,
- provides recommendations for improving future research with respect to ocean acidification in estuarine environments, and
- identifies pathways for applying science in management and mitigation decisions related to ocean acidification in those environments.
What's happening now
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.