HR7797-118

Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program on ocean fertilization and restoration research and development, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 22, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program on ocean fertilization and restoration research and development, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Science & Space, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H76CD80E9836B4057B47D465153725A25: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ocean Restoration Research and Development Act.
  • Section HE462ABDDFD184AD89E61954D75EDAD2F: 2. Findings; sense of Congress The Congress finds the following: Rising greenhouse gas concentrations has been linked to a number of adverse environmental...
  • Section HCBA2DD151EC646F587CD2AA5773C0652: 3. Ocean fertilization research and development pilot program The Secretary of Energy shall establish a pilot program for the research and development of ocean...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program on ocean fertilization and restoration research and development, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Science & Space, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program on ocean fertilization and restoration research and development, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Science & Space Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies: ,
environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 22, 2024

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Science & Space Finance
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy
"administrator_of_epa"
→ Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

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