Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act

Introduced in House

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-392.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1192 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3644 and H.R. 1612. It shall be in order to consider in the House, H.R. 3644 and H.R. 1612. All points of order against consideration of each bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in each bill shall be considered as adopted. The bills, as amended, shall be considered read. Further amendments are in order. Each bill shall be debatable for one hour.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Chaffetz motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with sundry amendments which include adding a new paragraph to examine the impacts of natural gas and oil seeps on ocean, beaches, air quality, and the coastal environment and the possibility of mitigation of those impacts through resource and energy development. Also the motion adds a new section pertaining to limitation on use of funds.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 244 - 170 (Roll no. 142).