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Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act
This bill designates an ancient cypress forest in the Gulf of Mexico as the Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972.
In the sanctuary, the following activities are prohibited:
cutting, removing, or any kind of subsurface salvage of the cypress trees;
However, the prohibitions do not apply to
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must develop a comprehensive management plan for the sanctuary. NOAA must also establish an advisory council for the sanctuary.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 897 as reported to House on Jun 27, 2024. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Jul 8, 2024
Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
349 Yea 19 Nay 64 not voting
Crossed both parties 19 of 368 voting members broke with their own party: 19 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
432 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 897 and vote against it. 3 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 897 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
2 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.