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HR 5064 117th Congress House Environmental Protection

BEACH Act of 2021

Introduced: March 29, 2022 Introduced by: Joyce, David P. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Aug 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Aug 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2021 or the BEACH Act of 2021

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and expands a program that awards grants to state and local governments to monitor the water quality at beaches and notify the public when water is not safe for recreational activities. The bill expands the program to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for researching and identifying specific sources of contamination at certain coastal recreation waters and taking actions to mitigate those sources.

What's happening now August 23, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 9 Republican 5
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Nov 7, 2022
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 2, 2022
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Aug 5, 2022
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 13, 2022
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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Jul 7, 2022
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jun 15, 2022
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 9, 2022
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Jun 9, 2022
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · May 10, 2022
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 21, 2022
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 31, 2022
Meijer, Peter
· Mar 29, 2022
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Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Mar 29, 2022
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 24, 2022
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Oct 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5064: BEACH Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5064/
MLA
"H.R. 5064: BEACH Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5064/.
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H.R. 5064, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5064/.
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[H.R. 5064: BEACH Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5064/)
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