HR 4458 · 117th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

KELP Act

Introduced 2021-07-16· Sponsored by Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.(2022-11-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Keeping Ecostystems Living and Productive Act or the KELP Act This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award grants to carry out projects related to the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems. NOAA shall award grants for projects that address greatest relative regional declines in kelp forest ecosystems; focus on, among other things, long term ecosystem resilience, kelp forest seeding and connectivity, or urchin removal; or are identified by federal or state restoration and management plans as focal areas for recovery of kelp forests and associated species.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4458, KELP Act

Sep 14, 2022

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 16, 2022

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Cosponsors (13)

13 Democrats
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]CA
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]CA
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]MO
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]CA
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]CA
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]OR
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]CA
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]WA
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA