H.R. 2780 · 117th Congress · House

Insular Area Climate Change Act

Active· Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
Introduced
Apr 22, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Insular Area Climate Change Act

This bill provides support through programs and financial assistance for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and the Freely Associated States (Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau).

For example, the bill requires the Technical Assistance Program of the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs to provide technical assistance for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to the territories and Freely Associated States.

It also establishes an Insular Area National Program Office within the Environmental Protection Agency to build and strengthen infrastructure to withstand natural disasters, expand renewable energy and energy efficiency, and provide technical assistance in the territories and Freely Associated States.

Additionally, the bill establishes several grant programs to assess and reduce the impacts of climate change, expand renewable energy and energy efficiency, or expand sustainable infrastructure to withstand natural disasters in the territories and Freely Associated States.

Previous Versions

00Apr 22, 2021

Insular Area Climate Change Act

This bill provides support through programs and financial assistance for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and the Freely Associated States (Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau).

For example, the bill requires the Technical Assistance Program of the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs to provide technical assistance for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to the territories and Freely Associated States.

It also establishes an Insular Area National Program Office within the Environmental Protection Agency to build and strengthen infrastructure to withstand natural disasters, expand renewable energy and energy efficiency, and provide technical assistance in the territories and Freely Associated States.

Additionally, the bill establishes several grant programs to assess and reduce the impacts of climate change, expand renewable energy and energy efficiency, or expand sustainable infrastructure to withstand natural disasters in the territories and Freely Associated States.

Action Timeline

20
  1. DEC 30, 2022•Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources

    H. Rept. 117-686, Part I.

    117Yea
    686Nay
    0NV
  2. DEC 30, 2022•Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources

    H. Rept. 117-686, Part I.

    117Yea
    686Nay
    0NV
  3. DEC 30, 2022•Committee

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

  4. DEC 30, 2022•Discharge

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

  5. DEC 30, 2022•Committee

    Committee on Transportation discharged.

  6. DEC 30, 2022•Discharge

    Committee on Transportation discharged.

  7. DEC 30, 2022•Committee

    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.

  8. DEC 30, 2022•Discharge

    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.

  9. DEC 30, 2022•Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.

  10. JUL 14, 2021•Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  11. JUL 14, 2021•Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.

    25Yea
    17Nay
    0NV
  12. APR 23, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

  13. APR 23, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

  14. APR 22, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. APR 22, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  16. APR 22, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

  17. APR 22, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

  18. APR 22, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

  19. APR 22, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

  20. MAR 04, 2021•Committee

    Hearings Held Prior to Introduction and Referral.

Committees

12

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

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Referred: Dec 30, 2022

Active

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Referred: Dec 30, 2022

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Dec 30, 2022

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Dec 30, 2022

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Jul 14, 2021

Active

Energy Subcommittee

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Referred: Apr 23, 2021

Active

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

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Referred: Apr 23, 2021

Active

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

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Referred: Apr 22, 2021

Active

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Referred: Apr 22, 2021

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Apr 22, 2021

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Apr 22, 2021

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Mar 4, 2021

Active