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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
5/19/2021 • Senate
Summary
National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act of 2021 or the NEAR Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to arrange for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study that
- examines the existing science of ocean acidification in estuarine environments,
- examines the challenges to studying ocean acidification and acidification's interactions with other environment stressors in estuarine environments,
- provides recommendations for improving future research with respect to ocean acidification in estuarine environments, and
- identifies pathways for applying science in management and mitigation decisions related to ocean acidification in those environments.
Passed House • 5/18/2021
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Bill Journey
Originated in the House
Introduced
April 14, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committee Review
Floor Debate
May 17, 2021
Passed Chamber
May 18, 2021
Other Chamber
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Enacted into Law