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H.R. 3540 117th Congress House

Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2021

Official title: To reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 25, 2021 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-573.
Nov 16, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 414.
Feb 16, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 16, 2022
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Feb 16, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jan 20, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
May 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 414.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2021

This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Chesapeake Bay Office and revises requirements concerning the office and its activities. It also authorizes the office to establish a Chesapeake Bay watershed education and training program as well as a program to support coordinated management, protection, characterization, and restoration of priority habitats and living resources.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 6893 Cross-Congress related bill Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act
  • HR 4770 Reintroduced Bill Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2023
  • S 1816 Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2021
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 25, 2021
Brown, Anthony
· May 25, 2021
Cartwright, Matt
· May 25, 2021
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · May 25, 2021
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 25, 2021
Luria, Elaine
· May 25, 2021
McEachin, A.
· May 25, 2021
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 25, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 25, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 25, 2021
Ruppersberger, C.
· May 25, 2021
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 25, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· May 25, 2021
Trone, David
· May 25, 2021
Wexton, Jennifer
· May 25, 2021
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 25, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3540: Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3540/
MLA
"H.R. 3540: Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3540/.
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H.R. 3540, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3540/.
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