H.R. 676Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2023

1 recorded action296 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Chellie Pingree [D-ME-01]
Cosponsors: 21 · 18 Democrats · 3 Republicans
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committees: Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Latest action: May 10, 2023 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

IntroducedJan 31, 2023
Passed the HouseMay 9, 2023
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2023

This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to collaborate with various entities affected by ocean acidification and coastal acidification (i.e., the decrease in pH and changes in water chemistry of certain bodies of water and waterways).

Specifically, NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program must collaborate with state, local, and tribal entities that are conducting or have completed community vulnerability assessments, research planning, or climate action plans related to ocean and coastal acidification and their impacts on coastal communities. The program must (1) support collaborative interagency relationships and information sharing involving state, local, and tribal entities; (2) assist these entities in improving their existing programs to better address ocean and coastal acidification; and (3) assist these entities in identifying whether other communities can use these activities as a model.

The bill also requires the Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to include two representatives from Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia that are affected by ocean and coastal acidification.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 676 as passed House on May 9, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 203

House May 9, 2023

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

351 Yea 58 Nay 25 not voting

Crossed both parties 58 of 409 voting members broke with their own party: 58 Republicans.

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All members434 members

Democratic213 members

Republican221 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors21 · 18 Democrats · 3 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 676 and vote against it. 9 signed when it was filed.