US Congress House Bill 1425 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-3)
Status: Introduced on April 9 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-04-02 - Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-398, Part I.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2013 - Amends the Marine Debris Act to: (1) require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to approve or disapprove a grant application with respect to a severe marine debris event and provide grant funds to an approved applicant within 60 days after receipt of the grant application, and (2) authorize the Administrator to give preference under the Marine Debris Program to projects that address such an event. Authorizes state governors to request that the Administrator declare a severe marine debris event for purposes of grant consideration and disbursement. Requires the Administrator, within 30 days after receiving such request, to either declare such an event or provide a response explaining why the declaration was not made. Allows the Administrator to: (1) require a grant recipient to provide training to persons engaged in grant-funded marine debris response efforts on the potential impacts of marine debris, including nonindigenous species related to the debris, on the economy, the marine environment, and navigation safety; and (2) enter into agreements to use the personnel, services, equipment, or facilities of federal agencies, state and local governments, regional agencies, interstate agencies, and other entities on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis. Defines "nonindigenous species" to mean any species or other viable biological material that enters an ecosystem beyond its historic range, including any such organism transferred from one country into another.

Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2013

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-02	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-398, Part I.
2013-12-04	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2013-12-04	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-12-04	House	Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
2013-06-13	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2013-04-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
2013-04-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2013-04-09	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2013-04-09	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2013-04-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1425/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1425/BILLS-113hr1425ih.pdf