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Main Subject: Environmental Protection

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.

Categories

Advisory bodies Endangered and threatened species Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 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 Pacific Ocean Puget Sound Scientific communication Washington State Water quality Environmental assessment monitoring research Marine and coastal resources fisheries Environmental Protection

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Feb. 10 2020	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

House floor actions Actions

Floor
Feb. 05 2020	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H788-791) DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2247. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H788-796) Mrs. Napolitano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Calendars
Nov. 14 2019	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 233.

Committee
Nov. 14 2019	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-290.

IntroReferral
Apr. 10 2019	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
Feb. 05 2020	Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Committee
Nov. 14 2019	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-290.

IntroReferral
Apr. 10 2019	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Sep. 19 2019	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
Apr. 11 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

House bill HR2247-116

PUGET SOS Act

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