To provide funding to study and combat harmful algal blooms.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)Legislative Activity
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3551 proposed by Senator Moran for Senator Rubio to Amendment SA 3399.(consideration: CR S5499-5503; text: CR S5500)
July 31, 2018
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3551 proposed by Senator Moran for Senator Rubio to Amendment SA 3399.(consideration: CR S5499-5503; text: CR S5500)
July 31, 2018
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3551 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
July 31, 2018
Amendment SA 3551 proposed by Senator Moran for Senator Rubio to Amendment SA 3399. (consideration: CR S5499-5503; text: CR S5500) To provide funding to study and combat harmful algal blooms.
July 31, 2018
Amendment SA 3551 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
July 31, 2018
Senate amendment submitted
July 25, 2018
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SA 3551. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 22, line 10, strike the period at the end and insert the following: ``: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than $200,000 shall be used for activities to better understand mechanisms that result in toxins being present in harmful algal blooms.''. On page 65, line 5, strike the period at the end and insert the following: ``: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than $5,000,000 shall be used to investigate health impacts from exposure to harmful algal blooms and cyanobacteria toxins, and to develop innovative methods to monitor, characterize, and predict blooms for early action.''. ______