United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4458 (117th)
KELP Act
Introduced
16 July 2021
Last action
16 November 2022 · Reported
Status
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
Sponsors
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
16 July 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
16 July 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 July 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 2021
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
29 July 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Source: Committee
16 February 2022
Vote
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
Source: Committee
16 February 2022
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
16 February 2022
Committee
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Source: Committee
16 November 2022
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
Source: Calendars
16 November 2022
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-574.
Source: Committee
16 November 2022
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-574.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported in House · 16 November 2022 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 16 July 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Reported in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4458
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4458
- us · 117-hr-4458 · source updated 7 April 2025