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H.R. 349: Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act

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H.R. 349: Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-14 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act

Plain summary

Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to create an online database of research and information on the causes and corrective actions being taken with regard to algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters. NOAA must include relevant chemical, physical, and biological data that have been collected by an accredited university, association or organization, research group, federal agency, state, or local government in the United States or Canada. This bill does not grant NOAA any new authority, including the authority to require submission of data.

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Official text

Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · 12 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mike Quigley (D-IL), Tim Walberg (R-MI), David P. Joyce (R-OH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr349 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114