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H.R.3764 / 117th Congress

Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 511.

Official summary

Version 08 · Reported to House, Part I · Dec 30, 2022

Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2022

This bill establishes a variety of requirements to reduce carbon emissions and protect oceans, coastal habitats, marine mammals, and fish populations from climate change and other threats.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · D–AZ

Committees

  • Armed Services Committee
  • Foreign Affairs Committee
  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  • Ways and Means Committee
  • Committee on House Administration
  • Science, Space, and Technology Committee
  • Natural Resources Committee
46 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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  1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 511.

  2. Committee on Armed Services discharged.

  3. Committee on Armed Services discharged.

  4. Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.

  5. Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.

  6. Committee on Transportation discharged.

  7. Committee on Transportation discharged.

  8. Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

  9. Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

  10. Committee on House Administration discharged.

  11. Committee on House Administration discharged.

  12. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.

  13. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.

  14. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-695, Part I.

  15. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-695, Part I.

  16. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.

  17. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  18. Committee Hearings Held.

  19. Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

  20. Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

  21. Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

  22. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.

  23. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.

  24. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.

  25. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.

  26. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.

  27. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.

  28. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.

  29. Introduced in House

  30. Introduced in House

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