US Congress House Bill 565

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-02-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Addresses harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the South Florida ecosystem. An algal bloom is a rapid growth of algae that may create toxic or hypoxic (severely low-oxygen) conditions that are harmful to humans, animals, aquatic ecosystems, and the economy. The Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia must assess potential approaches to reduce harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the ecosystem. The task force must also submit a plan, based on the assessment, for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the region.

South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021

Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL]
Rep. Carlos Gimenez [R-FL]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Maria Salazar [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
2021-01-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
2021-01-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
2021-01-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
2021-01-28	House	Introduced in House

SB66 (Same As) 2021-01-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/565/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr565/BILLS-117hr565ih.pdf