HR 4458
117th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Aquatic ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Pest management
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
KELP Act
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9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
Nov 16, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-574.
Feb 16, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
Feb 16, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 16, 2022
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Jul 29, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jul 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Keeping Ecosystems Living and Productive Act or the KELP Act
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award grants to carry out projects related to the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems.
NOAA shall award grants for projects that
- address greatest relative regional declines in kelp forest ecosystems;
- focus on, among other things, long term ecosystem resilience, kelp forest seeding and connectivity, or urchin removal and other actions to reestablish trophic structure; or
- are identified by federal or state restoration and management plans as focal areas for recovery of kelp forests and associated species.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
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