A bill to amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jun 30, 2014
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on June 30, 2014.
18 Cosponsors (15 Democrats, 2 Republicans, 1 Independent)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Senate Committee Passes Cantwell-Backed Bills to Support Maritime Economy”
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Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 31, 2013
“Posey Leads House Approval of Bipartisan Algal Bloom Research Bill to Benefit the Indian River Lagoon”
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Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL8]
on Jun 9, 2014
“House Science Committee Approves Posey-Bonamici Bipartisan Amendment Clearing Algal Bloom Research Bill for House Floor Action”
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Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL8]
on May 21, 2014
History
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Jun 27, 2013
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Jul 30, 2013
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Feb 12, 2014
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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May 21, 2014
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Considered by House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jun 5, 2014
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by House Committee. |
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Jun 9, 2014
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jun 17, 2014
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Senate Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jun 30, 2014
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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Sep 26, 2017
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Reintroduced Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1057 (115th). |
S. 1254 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1254. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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