H.R. 4458 · 117th Congress · House

KELP Act

Active· Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
Introduced
Jul 16, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Keeping Ecosystems Living and Productive Act or the KELP Act

This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award grants to carry out projects related to the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems.

NOAA shall award grants for projects that

  • address greatest relative regional declines in kelp forest ecosystems;
  • focus on, among other things, long term ecosystem resilience, kelp forest seeding and connectivity, or urchin removal and other actions to reestablish trophic structure; or
  • are identified by federal or state restoration and management plans as focal areas for recovery of kelp forests and associated species.

Previous Versions

00Jul 16, 2021

Keeping Ecostystems Living and Productive Act or the KELP Act

This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award grants to carry out projects related to the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems.

NOAA shall award grants for projects that

  • address greatest relative regional declines in kelp forest ecosystems;
  • focus on, among other things, long term ecosystem resilience, kelp forest seeding and connectivity, or urchin removal; or
  • are identified by federal or state restoration and management plans as focal areas for recovery of kelp forests and associated species.

Action Timeline

11
  1. NOV 16, 2022•Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-574.

    117Yea
    574Nay
    0NV
  2. NOV 16, 2022•Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-574.

    117Yea
    574Nay
    0NV
  3. NOV 16, 2022•Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.

  4. FEB 16, 2022•Committee

    Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.

  5. FEB 16, 2022•Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  6. FEB 16, 2022•Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.

    23Yea
    19Nay
    0NV
  7. JUL 29, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

  8. JUL 29, 2021•Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  9. JUL 16, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  10. JUL 16, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  11. JUL 16, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Committees

6

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Nov 16, 2022

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Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Feb 16, 2022

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Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

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Referred: Feb 16, 2022

Active

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

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Referred: Jul 29, 2021

Active

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

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Referred: Jul 29, 2021

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Jul 16, 2021

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