H.R. 4822: Department of Energy Coastal Research Initiative Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-29 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Department of Energy Coastal Research Initiative Act

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Department of Energy Coastal Research Initiative Act This bill directs the Office of Science of the Department of Energy to carry out a research program to enhance the understanding of coastal ecosystems. In carrying out the program, the office must prioritize efforts to enhance the collection of observational data and shall develop models to analyze the ecological, biogeochemical, hydrological, and physical processes that interact in coastal zones. The office shall establish an integrated system of geographically diverse field research sites in order to improve the quantity and quality of observational data and that encompass the major land-water interfaces of the United States, including the Great Lakes region, the Pacific coast, the Atlantic coast, the Arctic, and the Gulf Coast.

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Department of Energy Coastal Research Initiative Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · 1 cosponsors

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Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr4822.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4822 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117