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H.R. 2533 117th Congress House

NEAR Act of 2021

Official title: To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examining the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments.

Introduced: May 17, 2021 See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 18, 2021
Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 403, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 144, as amended; H.R. 204, as amended; H.R. 210, as amended; H.R. 240; H.R. 707, as amended; H.R. 711, as amended; H.R. 1157, as amended; H.R. 1447, as amended; H.R. 1510, as amended; H.R. 1711, as amended; H.R. 2027; H.R. 2167, as amended; H.R. 2441; H.R. 2494; H.R. 2533; H.R. 2655, as amended; H.R. 2695, H.R. 2704; H.R. 2788; H.R. 2878, as amended; and H.R. 3008. (consideration: CR H2482-2520; text: CR H2514-2515)
May 18, 2021
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 403, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 144, as amended; H.R. 204, as amended; H.R. 210, as amended; H.R. 240; H.R. 707, as amended; H.R. 711, as amended; H.R. 1157, as amended; H.R. 1447, as amended; H.R. 1510, as amended; H.R. 1711, as amended; H.R. 2027; H.R. 2167, as amended; H.R. 2441; H.R. 2494; H.R. 2533; H.R. 2655, as amended; H.R. 2695, H.R. 2704; H.R. 2788; H.R. 2878, as amended; and H.R. 3008.(consideration: CR H2482-2520; text: CR H2514-2515)
May 18, 2021
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 403, proceedings on H.R. 2533 are considered vacated.
May 17, 2021
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 17, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2533.
May 17, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2385-2387; text: CR H2385)
May 17, 2021
Ms. Bonamici moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 14, 2021
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.
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 19, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act of 2021 or the NEAR Act of 2021

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.
 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · May 17, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 14, 2021
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Apr 14, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2533: NEAR Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2533/
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"H.R. 2533: NEAR Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2533/.
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H.R. 2533, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2533/.
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