US SB50 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on December 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-12-17 - Became Public Law No: 118-152.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on December 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-12-17 - Became Public Law No: 118-152.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as an estuary of national significance, and for other purposes.
Title
Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2024
Sponsors
| Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-17 | Senate | Became Public Law No: 118-152. |
| 2024-12-17 | Senate | Signed by President. |
| 2024-12-12 | Senate | Presented to President. |
| 2024-12-09 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2024-12-09 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6529) |
| 2024-12-09 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 50. |
| 2024-12-09 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6529) |
| 2024-12-09 | House | Mr. Graves (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. |
| 2024-03-15 | House | Held at the desk. |
| 2024-03-15 | House | Received in the House. |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| 2024-03-12 | Senate | Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2371) |
| 2024-03-12 | Senate | S.Amdt.1694 Amendment SA 1694 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Rubio. (consideration: CR S2371) In the nature of a substitute. |
| 2024-03-12 | Senate | S.Amdt.1694 Amendment SA 1694 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2024-03-12 | Senate | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2371) |
| 2024-03-12 | Senate | Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2023-01-24 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
