S 3245
117th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act
Introduced: November 18, 2021
Introduced by:
Murkowski, Lisa
Republican
· Alaska
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act
This bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon to (1) assess the impediments to the conservation and restoration of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, and (2) establish national conservation and restoration priorities regarding these areas. Coastal blue carbon ecosystems are vegetated coastal habitats and include mangroves, tidal marshes, and other tidal, freshwater, or saltwater wetlands that have the ability to sequester and store carbon.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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