A bill to authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
3 Cosponsors (2 Republicans, 1 Democrat)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Vermont News: May 21”
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Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
on May 21, 2018
“Immigrants or Children of Immigrants Make Up at Least 12% of Congress”
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Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA2]
on Aug 21, 2018
“E&E News: Californians set to wield significant power”
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Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA36]
on Dec 14, 2018
History
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Feb 23, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 533 (114th). |
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Jan 5, 2017
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Introduced
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Jan 9, 2017
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Mar 29, 2017
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 353 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 53 (115th). |
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Apr 4, 2017
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Final Bill —
House Agreed to Changes
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 353 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 53 (115th). |
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Apr 18, 2017
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 353 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 53 (115th). |
S. 53 (115th) 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. 53. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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