United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1963 (96th)
Ocean Dumping Amendments Act of 1979
Introduced
8 February 1979
Last action
8 February 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Sponsors
Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
2 September 2025
Summary
Ocean Dumping Amendments Act of 1979 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to include a prohibition on the dumping of industrial waste into ocean waters.
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Timeline
8 February 1979
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 8 February 1979
Sponsors
- Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Sponsor
- · hsmm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/1963
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/1963
- us · 96-hr-1963 · source updated 2 September 2025