H.R. 4732: Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2014
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H.R. 4732: Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-22 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2014
Plain summary
Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to authorize any federal agency with a representative serving on the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Acidification, either individually or in cooperation with other agencies, to carry out a program to award prizes competitively under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 for the purpose of stimulating innovation to advance the nation's ability to understand, research, or monitor ocean acidification or its impacts or to develop management or adaptation options for responding to ocean acidification. Grants priority to establishing programs that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the impacts of ocean acidification.
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Official text
Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · 13 cosponsors
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Jared Huffman (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4732.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr4732 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113