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H.R. 3340119th CongressPublic Lands and Natural Resources
Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act
Sponsored by Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) · 15 active : 5 Republicans, 10 Democrats
Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 438.
Where it standsBefore the House47 representatives score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- House: next
- Senate: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govModernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to publish geospatial data related to public recreational use of federal waterways (e.g., boating and fishing).
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Under the bill, NOAA must consult with relevant stakeholders (including state and local governments, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations) to develop and adopt standards for the coordination and dissemination of geospatial data relating to fishing restrictions and recreational vessels' use of federal waterways, including the exclusive economic zone of the United States (EEZ). (The EEZ generally includes waters between 3 and 200 miles seaward from the U.S. coastline.)
Within four years after the bill is enacted, NOAA must provide geographic information system data on a public website that identifies and describes the locations where and conditions under which certain recreational activities are restricted in federal waterways. Specifically, the website must identify (1) locations where fishing restrictions are imposed, (2) areas in the EEZ with restrictions on specified recreational vessel types, and (3) federally protected areas (e.g., National Marine Sanctuaries). NOAA must also continue to provide digitized navigation information related to the EEZ and make the information available on the website to the extent practicable.
The bill allows NOAA to coordinate and partner with nonfederal entities to carry out this bill. It also directs NOAA to work with other federal agencies to ensure compatibility and interoperability among federal databases with respect to collecting and disseminating geospatial data related to the public outdoor recreational use of the EEZ.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Natural Resources · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Subjects
- Geography and mapping
- Government information and archives
- Hunting and fishing
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Outdoor recreation
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 8Swing 70–100
- 78Middle 30–70
- 14Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
15 activeShow all 15 cosponsors
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)
- Mike Levin (D-CA-49)
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2)
- Ed Case (D-HI-1)
- Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC-1)
- Dave Min (D-CA-47)
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5)
- Laura Gillen (D-NY-4)
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)
- Sarah McBride (D-DE-AL)
- Derek Tran (D-CA-45)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
