Bill H.Res.1158 titled “Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our ocean and its resources”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici with Nanette Barragan, Earl Blumenauer, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Ed Case, Gerald Connolly, Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, Jared Huffman, Derek Kilmer, James Langevin, Doris Matsui, Jimmy Panetta as cosponsors.
The Natural Resources Committee moves forward in some way on one bill per day, taking two actions on average per day.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our ocean and its resources. | Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne |
