To require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program to provide a digital information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision-support tools, training, and best practices and to support collection of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor and status
A. Dutch Ruppersberger
Sponsor. Representative for Maryland's 2nd congressional district. Democrat.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
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Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Opening Statement: Ranking Member McClintock - Water, Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittee”
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Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA4]
on May 8, 2019
“Natural Resources Committee Approves 16 Bills, Including Key Legislation to Protect Wildlife, Improve Ocean Mapping, Better Manage Fisheries”
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Rep. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ3]
on Sep 19, 2019
“Bergman Votes in Favor of Great Lakes/Coastal Resiliency Package”
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Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI1]
on Dec 10, 2019
More statements at ProPublica Represent...
What stakeholders are saying
History
Oct 12, 2017
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Apr 9, 2019
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Introduced
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May 8, 2019
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Considered by Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
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Sep 18, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Nov 26, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources
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Sep 30, 2020
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Passed Senate (House next)
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Nov 16, 2020
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
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Dec 2, 2020
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Senate Agreed to Changes
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Dec 18, 2020
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 2189 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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