118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1461 — Coastal Seaweed Farm Act of 2023

“To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out a study on coastal seaweed farming, issue regulation relating to such farming, and establish an Indigenous seaweed farming fund, and for other purposes.”

Public lands and natural resources

Introduced Mar 8, 2023

Last action Apr 14, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Mar 8, 2023

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Referred

Apr 14, 2023

Agriculture · E&C · Natural Resources

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to (1) establish the Indigenous Seaweed Farming Fund, (2) prepare a joint study of coastal seaweed farming, and (3) issue regulations addressing seaweed farming. The Indigenous Seaweed Farming Fund must provide grants to tribes, Native villages, tribal reservations, and specified Native people to support coastal seaweed farming, including for creating and maintaining coastal seaweed farms, purchasing equipment, and identifying and mitigating adverse impacts. The joint study must analyze best practices for coastal seaweed farming that maximize potential benefits and avoid ad...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 6 actions

Apr 14, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.

Mar 17, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

Mar 8, 2023

Introduced in House

Mar 8, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

Mar 8, 2023