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Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3873| House 
| Updated: 6/7/2023
Chellie Pingree

Chellie Pingree

Democratic Representative

Maine

Cosponsors (15)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)James C. Moylan (Republican)William R. Keating (Democratic)Seth Magaziner (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Jared Moskowitz (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Financial Services Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2023 This bill directs the Department of Commerce to designate at least seven entities as Ocean Innovation Clusters. Ocean Innovation Clusters are hubs for private, public, and academic stakeholders to collaborate on opportunities to promote and enhance the maritime industry and the Blue Economy. In designating entities, Commerce shall prioritize entities with a history of supporting cross-sector growth and development of the Blue Economy. (Under the bill, the term Blue Economy generally refers to the value and impact of sustainable industries related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts on the economy of the United States.) Additionally, Commerce must designate at least one Ocean Innovation Cluster in (1) each of the regions covered by the five regional offices of the National Marine Fisheries Service, (2) the Great Lakes region, and (3) the Gulf of Mexico region. Commerce may award competitive grants for the establishment, operation, and administration of Ocean Innovation Clusters.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7970
Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2022
Jun 6, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1806
Introduced in Senate
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 6, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services, 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.
Jun 7, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7970
    Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2022


  • June 6, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1806
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 6, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • June 6, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services, 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.


  • June 7, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 118-3785: Working Waterfronts Act of 2024
  • S 118-1806: Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2023
Alternative and renewable resourcesCommunity life and organizationEconomic developmentEmployment and training programsHigher educationIndian social and development programsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesProduct development and innovationPublic-private cooperationResearch and developmentSeashores and lakeshoresSmall businessState and local government operations

Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3873| House 
| Updated: 6/7/2023
Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2023 This bill directs the Department of Commerce to designate at least seven entities as Ocean Innovation Clusters. Ocean Innovation Clusters are hubs for private, public, and academic stakeholders to collaborate on opportunities to promote and enhance the maritime industry and the Blue Economy. In designating entities, Commerce shall prioritize entities with a history of supporting cross-sector growth and development of the Blue Economy. (Under the bill, the term Blue Economy generally refers to the value and impact of sustainable industries related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts on the economy of the United States.) Additionally, Commerce must designate at least one Ocean Innovation Cluster in (1) each of the regions covered by the five regional offices of the National Marine Fisheries Service, (2) the Great Lakes region, and (3) the Gulf of Mexico region. Commerce may award competitive grants for the establishment, operation, and administration of Ocean Innovation Clusters.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7970
Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2022
Jun 6, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1806
Introduced in Senate
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 6, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services, 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.
Jun 7, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7970
    Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2022


  • June 6, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1806
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 6, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • June 6, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services, 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.


  • June 7, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Chellie Pingree

Chellie Pingree

Democratic Representative

Maine

Cosponsors (15)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)James C. Moylan (Republican)William R. Keating (Democratic)Seth Magaziner (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Jared Moskowitz (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Financial Services Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 118-3785: Working Waterfronts Act of 2024
  • S 118-1806: Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alternative and renewable resourcesCommunity life and organizationEconomic developmentEmployment and training programsHigher educationIndian social and development programsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesProduct development and innovationPublic-private cooperationResearch and developmentSeashores and lakeshoresSmall businessState and local government operations