United States · Bill · S
S. 1162 (113th)
A bill to authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities undertaken to address the marine debris impacts of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for other purposes.
Introduced
13 June 2013
Last action
13 June 2013 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Authorizes the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide funds to any state, local, or tribal government impacted by the events, including marine debris impacts, resulting from the March 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the Tohoku region of Japan to assist with the costs of any activity carried out to address the effects of such event. Permits the Administrator to provide such funds using any funds provided by the government of Japan for such purposes.
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Timeline
13 June 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
13 June 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 13 June 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014
- related to → To authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities undertaken to address the marine debris impacts of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for other purposes.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1162
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1162
- us · 113-s-1162 · source updated 5 December 2025