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Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhancing the Domestic Marine Debris Response Act

Introduced: July 31, 2019 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 31, 2019
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Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhancing the Domestic Marine Debris Response Act

This bill generally addresses efforts to reduce marine debris and establishes (1) the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to respond to marine debris events, (2) the Marine Debris Foundation nonprofit organization, and (3) the Genius Prize for Save Our Seas Innovations.

What's happening now July 31, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3969 Related bill SOS 2.0 Act
  • S 1982 Related bill Save Our Seas 2.0 Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 2
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Nov 13, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Aug 1, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 31, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jul 31, 2019
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 31, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jul 31, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 31, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jul 31, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2364: Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhancing the Domestic Marine Debris Response Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2364/
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"S. 2364: Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhancing the Domestic Marine Debris Response Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2364/.
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S. 2364, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2364/.
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