Cosponsor
Sign in

HR 2294 · in committee · significant

To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.

What this bill does

  • This bill extends federal funding for the ocean observation system through 2030.
  • It affects NOAA, federal agencies, and regional coastal monitoring organizations.
  • It requires federal agencies to coordinate data-sharing with regional observation systems.

Generated by claude-haiku-4-5

Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

  1. 01

    How would expanded federal funding for coastal observation systems improve hurricane preparedness and early warning capabilities in your region?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between investing in ocean monitoring infrastructure versus other federal priorities like disaster response or climate adaptation?

  3. 03

    Which stakeholders should have primary responsibility for collecting and sharing coastal data—federal agencies, regional organizations, or public-private partnerships?

Cosponsor writes these to seed civic discussion — they aren't user posts. Sign in to reply.

Sponsor · R-MS-4

Mike Ezell

Citizen cosponsors

0

In Congress

25/ 435

House Reps cosponsoring

Introduced 2026-03-17

Joining the bill

+ 13 more

Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-17 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  2. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2513)

  4. 2026-03-16 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2513)

  5. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2294.

  6. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2513-2514)

  7. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2026-02-09 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 417.

  9. 2026-02-09 · house · Discharge

    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.

  10. 2026-02-09 · Committee

    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.

  11. 2026-02-09 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-489, Part I.

  12. 2026-02-09 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-489, Part I.

  13. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  14. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged

  16. 2025-05-20 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  17. 2025-05-13 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

  18. 2025-03-24 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

  19. 2025-03-24 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

  20. 2025-03-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  21. 2025-03-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

Congress.gov ↗

Citizen comments

Sign in to comment on this bill.

No comments yet — be the first.