S. 2372: Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhanced Global Engagement to Combat Marine Debris Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-31 · International Affairs · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-31 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhanced Global Engagement to Combat Marine Debris Act

Plain summary

Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhanced Global Engagement to Combat Marine Debris Act This bill directs the Department of State and the President to make efforts to reduce marine debris. The State Department shall implement the U.S. policy to cooperate with foreign governments and the private sector to combat marine debris, which includes support for (1) strengthening systems for processing and reusing waste plastic, (2) developing and using reusable alternatives to disposable plastic products, and (3) deploying technology for capturing value from post-consumer materials and municipal solid waste streams. The President shall direct U.S. representatives to various international bodies to support U.S. marine debris policies. The Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to build partnerships in support such policies. The State Department shall report to Congress on the potential for entering into new agreements or creating a new forum to reduce land-based sources of marine debris and derelict fishing gear.

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Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhanced Global Engagement to Combat Marine Debris Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 11 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2372, Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhanced Global Engagement to Combat Marine Debris Act (2019-11-01)

Cosponsors on this site

Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ted Cruz (R-TX)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s2372.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s2372 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116