Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Marine pollution

Bill Introduced: H.R.3619 United States Mariner and Vessel Protection Act of 2009

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1561 Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

A bill to ensure safe, secure, and reliable marine shipping in the Arctic, including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, oil spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue in the Arctic, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1564 Arctic Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act of 2009

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

A bill to enhance the readiness of the United States to deal with increased maritime and development activity in the Arctic as a result of climate change, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1562 Arctic Ocean Research and Science Policy Review Act of 2009

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide for a study and report on research on the United States Arctic Ocean and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1514 Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009

2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

A bill to ensure safe, secure, and reliable marine shipping in the Arctic including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue in the Arctic, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3265 Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 2009

2009-07-20T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reduce pollution resulting from impervious surfaces within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2865 Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009

2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

To ensure safe, secure, and reliable marine shipping in the Arctic including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue in the Arctic, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2693 Federal Oil Spill Research Program Act

2009-06-03T00:00:00Z

To amend title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2455 International Whale Conservation and Protection Act of 2009

2009-05-18T00:00:00Z

To amend the Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act to promote international whale conservation, protection, and research, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2192 Climate Change Safeguards for Natural Resources Conservation Act

2009-04-30T00:00:00Z

To establish an integrated Federal program to protect, restore, and conserve the Nation's natural resources in response to the threats of climate change and ocean acidification.

Bill Introduced: S.588 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009

2009-03-12T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1485 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009

2009-03-12T00:00:00Z

To amend title 46, United States Code, to establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1053 Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2009

2009-02-12T00:00:00Z

To require the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.860 Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2009

2009-02-04T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.32 Expressing the sense of Congress that the 40th anniversary of the oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, should be remembered as an ecological and economic disaster that triggered major environmental legislation and helped launch the modern environmental movement, and for other purposes.

2009-01-28T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of Congress that the 40th anniversary of the oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, should be remembered as an ecological and economic disaster that triggered major environmental legislation and helped launch the modern environmental movement, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.556 Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act

2009-01-15T00:00:00Z

To establish a program of research, recovery, and other activities to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter.

Bill Introduced: S.237 National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2009

2009-01-14T00:00:00Z

A bill to establish a collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.500 National Invasive Species Council Act

2009-01-14T00:00:00Z

To establish a collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.365 Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act

2009-01-09T00:00:00Z

To direct the President to establish a program to develop a coordinated and comprehensive Federal ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and coastal state waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the continental shelf of the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.173 Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009

2009-01-08T00:00:00Z

A bill to establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and to establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA.