SENATE 46117th CongressReferred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S582-583)
A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt.
- Last Action
- 2/8/2021
Actions
- 2021-12-17Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 223.
- 2021-12-17Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2021-12-17Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2021-12-15Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2021-01-26Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2021-01-26Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-12-17 (25)
Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2021
This bill addresses the conservation and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems.
Among other things, the bill
- reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises various activities under the Coral Reef Conservation Program;
- requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish standards for identifying individual coral reefs and ecologically significant units of coral reefs;
- directs NOAA to provide block grants to states to support state coral reef management and restoration;
- directs NOAA to designate two reef research coordination institutes to advance and sustain essential capabilities in coral reef research;
- provides statutory authority for the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force to lead, coordinate, and strengthen federal government actions to preserve, conserve, and restore coral reef ecosystems;
- authorizes the Department of the Interior to provide scientific expertise, technical assistance, and financial assistance for the conservation and restoration of coral reefs; and
- establishes a National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program.
Cosponsors (5)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Gary Peters (D-MI)
Subjects
- Accidents
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Air quality
- American Samoa
- Animal and plant health
- Aquatic ecology
- Caribbean area
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Economic performance and conditions
- Employment and training programs
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental education
- Genetics
- Geography and mapping
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Guam
- Hunting and fishing
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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