S. 778: Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2019

Plain summary

Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2019 This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct and update at least once every seven years an ocean acidification coastal community vulnerability assessment with a corresponding public report. The assessment must identify (1) U.S. coastal communities that are most dependent on coastal and ocean resources that may be impacted by ocean acidification; (2) the nature of those communities' vulnerabilities; and (3) key knowledge gaps where research could be devoted to better understand the possible ocean acidification impacts and possible adaptation strategies for the communities. In carrying out the assessment, NOAA must collaborate with state, local, and tribal government entities that are conducting or have completed vulnerability assessments, strategic research planning, or other similar activities related to ocean acidification to determine whether those activities may serve as a model for others and to identify opportunities for federal agencies to support those activities.

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Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2019

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Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · 11 cosponsors

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Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s778.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s778 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116