US Congress House Bill 2882 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to authorize a federal agency with a representative serving on the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Acidification to carry out a program that awards prizes competitively under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 for stimulating innovation to advance the nation's ability to understand, research, or monitor ocean acidification or its impacts or to develop management or adaptation options for responding to ocean acidification. Priority must be given to establishing programs that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the impacts of ocean acidification.

Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2017

Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
2017-06-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2017-06-12	House	Introduced in House

HB2203 (Related) 2018-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
SB958 (Related) 2017-04-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2882/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2882/BILLS-115hr2882ih.pdf