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H.R. 9912 118th Congress House

Coastal Restoration Act of 2024

Official title: To require the Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council to establish the Interagency Working Group on Coasta… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council to establish the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon, require the Interagency Working Group to produce a national map and inventory of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out pilot programs to protect intact and restore degraded coastal blue carbon ecosystems, require the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to establish the Coastal Carbon Data Clearinghouse, require the Administrator to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct an assessment regarding geologic stores of carbon dioxide, require the Administrator to establish the Coastal Blue Carbon Inventory Program, and require the Administrator to conduct a national assessment to quantify the carbon sequestration potential of coastal blue carbon ecosystems.

Introduced: October 4, 2024 Introduced by: Suzanne Bonamici Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Oct 4, 2024
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Dec 19, 2024
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Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 6, 2024
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 5, 2024
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Dec 4, 2024
Kilmer, Derek
· Dec 4, 2024
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 4, 2024
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Mullin, Kevin
California · Dec 4, 2024
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 4, 2024
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 4, 2024
Posey, Bill
· Oct 4, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9912: Coastal Restoration Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9912/
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"H.R. 9912: Coastal Restoration Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9912/.
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H.R. 9912, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9912/.
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