Save Our Seas Act of 2017 or the SOS Act of 2017
This bill amends the Marine Debris Act to revise the Marine Debris Program to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to work with: (1) other agencies to address both land- and sea-based sources of marine debris, and (2) the Department of State and other agencies to promote international action to reduce the incidence of marine debris.
The bill also revises the program by allowing NOAA to make sums available for assisting in the cleanup and response required by severe marine debris events. NOAA must prioritize assistance for activities that respond to a severe marine debris event in: (1) a rural or remote community, or (2) a habitat of national concern.
The bill urges the President to: (1) work with foreign countries that contribute the most to the global marine debris problem in order to find a solution to the problem; (2) study issues related to marine debris, including the economic impacts of marine debris; and (3) encourage the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to consider the impact of marine debris in relevant future trade agreements.
The Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee must expand to include a senior official from the State Department or from the Department of the Interior.
This bill reauthorizes for FY2018-FY2022: (1) the Marine Debris Program, (2) an information clearinghouse on marine debris, and (3) enforcement of laws about discarded marine debris from ships.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-21 | President | Became Public Law No: 115-391. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-21 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-20 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-20 | ResolvingDifferences | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-20 | Vote | On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 358 - 36 (Roll No. 448). (consideration: CR H10431; text: CR H10346-10360) | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-20 | ResolvingDifferences | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-20 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 756. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-20 | ResolvingDifferences | Mr. Goodlatte moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment. (consideration: CR H10346-10366) | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-19 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2018-12-18 | Vote | Senate concurred in the House amendment to S. 756 with an amendment (SA 4108) by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 12. Record Vote Number: 271. | Senate |
| 2018-12-18 | Floor | Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S7740-7745, S7746-7752, S7753-7781) | Senate |
| 2018-12-17 | Vote | Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 756 with an amendment (SA 4108) invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 12. Record Vote Number: 267. (text: CR S7650) | Senate |
| 2018-12-17 | Floor | Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S7639) | Senate |
| 2018-12-13 | Floor | Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 756 with an amendment (SA 4108) presented in Senate. (text: CR 7567) | Senate |
| 2018-12-13 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to S. 756 with an amendment (SA 4108) made in Senate. | Senate |
| 2018-12-13 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. | Senate |
| 2018-07-26 | Floor | Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill. | Senate |
| 2018-07-25 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-07-25 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7640-7642) | House floor actions |
| 2018-07-25 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 756. | House floor actions |
| 2018-07-25 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7640-7645) | House floor actions |
| 2018-07-25 | Floor | Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-27 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2018-06-27 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2018-06-27 | Committee | Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2017-08-08 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House committee actions |
| 2017-08-07 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House committee actions |
| 2017-08-04 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-08-04 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-08-04 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2017-08-04 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2017-08-03 | Floor | Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2017-08-03 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4895) | Senate |
| 2017-07-24 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 181. | Senate |
| 2017-07-24 | Committee | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-135. | Senate |
| 2017-04-05 | Committee | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | Senate |
| 2017-03-29 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate |
| 2017-03-29 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |