S. 386 · 118th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
REEF Act of 2023
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2023 Done
- CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
- Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
- House floorNot yet Not reached yet
- Chambers agreeNot yet Not reached yet
- PresidentNot yet Not reached yet
What it does
This bill requires the Department of the Navy to notify Congress when a vessel that is a viable candidate for artificial reefing (intentionally sinking a vessel to promote marine life) is to be stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Specifically, the Navy must provide such notice not later than 90 days before the viable candidate is to be stricken from the register.
Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in Senate” version · Feb 9, 2023
Who lobbies on it
1 organization · 4 filings · Q1 2023–Q4 2024One square per quarter since introduction, oldest left. Filled = named it that quarter.
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American Sportfishing Association
4 of 8 quarters
“Expressing concerns about insufficient science to support, and impacts to the recreational fishing industry from, 50 CFR 224.105 - Speed restrictions to protect North Atlantic Right Whales. Support for S. 1833 and H.R. 4323, the Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023. Support H.R. 3925 and…”
Organizations that named S. 386 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.
Actions
2 actions · newest first- Feb 9, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Feb 9, 2023Introduced in Senate