H.R. 7387: Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-06-26 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee Hearings Held.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-06-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Committee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2020

Plain summary

Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2020 This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a grant program to provide funding and technical assistance to states, tribal and local governments, and other entities to carry out projects that restore a marine, estuarine, coastal, or Great Lakes habitat, or to provide adaptation to climate change that protects coastal communities from sea level rise, coastal storms, or flooding, and blue carbon projects. NOAA must give priority to projects that would stimulate the economy; for which the applicant can demonstrate that the grant will fund work that will begin not more than 90 days after the date of the award; for which the applicant can demonstrate that the grant will fund work that will employ fishermen who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic or pay a fisherman for the use of a fishing vessel; for which the applicant can demonstrate that any preliminary study or permit required before the project can begin has been completed or can be completed shortly after an award is made; or that include communities that may not have adequate resources including low income communities, communities of color, tribal communities, and rural communities.

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Official text

Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2020

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] · 8 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Ed Case (D-HI), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Brian J. Mast (R-FL)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7387.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7387 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116