United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 272 (117th)
To amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prescribe an additional requirement for the designation of marine sanctuaries off the coast of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Introduced
11 January 2021
Last action
18 February 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Sponsors
DON YOUNG
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce from designating as a national marine sanctuary an area of the marine environment off the coast of Alaska seaward of the high tide line unless an act of Congress requires Commerce to make the designation and prescribes the boundaries of the designated area.
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Timeline
11 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 January 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
11 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 February 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 January 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 January 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 January 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 January 2021
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/272
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/272
- us · 117-hr-272 · source updated 3 January 2025