St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes Waterways Protection Act
Summary
St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes Waterways Protection Act This bill includes specified rivers that serve as connecting channels between Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior as part of the Great Lakes for purposes of the U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes Oil Spill Center of Expertise. (This is a collaborative research program administered by the Coast Guard that examines the impacts of, and responses to, oil spills in freshwater environments.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 25, 2022
Last action Jan 26, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elise M. Stefanik
RRepublican
Co
Joseph D. Morelle
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa C. McClain
RRepublican
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