National Ocean Policy Act of 2018
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 29, 2018)
National Ocean Policy Act of 2018
This bill provides statutory authority for Executive Order 13547, titled "Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes." (The order established a national policy to ensure the protection, maintenance, and restoration of the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources, enhance the sustainability of ocean and coastal economies, preserve our maritime heritage, support sustainable uses and access, provide for adaptive management to enhance our understanding of and capacity to respond to climate change and ocean acidification, and coordinate with our national security and foreign policy interests.)
What just happenedJul 12, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 29, 2018
- Jul 12, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Jun 29, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - Jun 29, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 29, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House