HR-2247 : Still Just a Bill

Promoting United Government Efforts to Save Our Sound Act or the PUGET SOS Act

This bill provides support for the restoration and protection of the Puget Sound, an estuary in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Washington. 

Specifically, the bill establishes (1) a Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office within the Environmental Protection Agency, and (2) the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force.

Finally, the bill establishes a State Advisory Committee.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-02-10IntroReferralReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Senate
2020-02-05FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2020-02-05FloorOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H788-791)House floor actions
2020-02-05FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2247.House floor actions
2020-02-05FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H788-796)House floor actions
2020-02-05FloorMrs. Napolitano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.House floor actions
2019-11-14CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 233.House floor actions
2019-11-14CommitteeReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-290.House floor actions
2019-09-19CommitteeOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.House committee actions
2019-09-19CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2019-09-19CommitteeSubcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.House committee actions
2019-04-11CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.House committee actions
2019-04-10IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.House floor actions
2019-04-10IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Environmental Protection
See Subjects
  • Advisory bodies
  • Endangered and threatened species
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Indian lands and resources rights
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Marine pollution
  • Water quality
  • Scientific communication
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Puget Sound
  • Washington State
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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