HR 6235 United States House · 118th Congress

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2023

This bill amends the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to improve federal coordination and research on harmful algal blooms and hypoxia. It requires the Interagency Working Group to develop a comprehensive Action Strategy every five years examining both marine and freshwater harmful algal blooms, their causes, ecological impacts, and potential solutions. The bill establishes a National Harmful Algal Bloom Observing Network to leverage existing systems and new technologies for better monitoring and forecasting, and creates a new "Event of Significance" fund to support assessments and mitigation for particularly severe events. These changes directly affect federal agencies like NOAA and EPA, state and local governments, Tribal communities, and industries like fisheries that rely on healthy water resources.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
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Introduced Nov 6, 2023 Last action Dec 10, 2024
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Dec 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-828, Part I.
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Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged
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Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
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Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
lower
Nov 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
lower
Nov 6, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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