Bill · H.R. 2620· House(119-HR-2620)
Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act
- Introduced
- 4/3/2025
- Last activity
- 4/3/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Sponsored by
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act," seeks to modify the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation and the Marine Debris Program of NOAA. It updates the Marine Debris Act to change the Foundation's status to a nonprofit corporation and includes Indian Tribes in its stated purposes. The legislation also adjusts the appointment and oversight processes for the Foundation's Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, it modifies how grants, contracts, and in-kind contributions are handled by the Under Secretary. Finally, the bill reorganizes various sections of the existing law and updates definitions and appropriations.
Yes
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+5
The bill expands the Foundation's purpose to include Indian Tribes and mandates outreach best practices.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+5
The bill enhances the administration of marine debris programs to better manage environmental waste.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Support for Indian Tribes: The bill expands the purposes of the Marine Debris Foundation to explicitly include "Indian Tribes" (Section 3(c)(1)).
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Technical Assistance for Tribes: The Foundation is required to develop best practices for outreach to Indian Tribes and Tribal Governments, which includes a process to support technical assistance and capacity building to improve outcomes (Section 3(g)(1)).
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Increased Awareness for Tribes: The new best practices for outreach are intended to promote awareness of available programs and grants under the Act (Section 3(g)(1)(B)).
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In-kind Contribution Flexibility: The Under Secretary is authorized to contribute on an in-kind basis a portion of the costs for certain projects, representing the benefit derived by NOAA (Section 2(b)(4)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Limitations on Tribal Consultation: The bill includes a rule of construction stating that nothing in the Act may be construed to satisfy any requirement for government-to-government consultation with Tribal Governments (Section 3(g)(1)).
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No Modification of Tribal Rights: The Act specifies that it does not affect or modify any treaty or other right of any Tribal Government (Section 3(g)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Native Americans+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+5
- 4/3/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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