House resolution · 106th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Ocean Day to recognize the significant role the ocean plays in the lives of the Nation's people and the important role the Nation's people must play in the continued life of the ocean.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2000
- Committee actionJun 20, 2000
- Passed HouseJul 11, 2000 · 387–28
Latest action: Jul 11, 2000 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Res. 415.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H. Res. 415, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Ocean Day to recognize the significant role the ocean plays in the lives of the nation's people and the important role the nation's . . .” on June 28, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 20, 2000”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 28, 2000 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12442
- CBO publication date
- June 28, 2000
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Res. 415, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hres/415
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-716 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 10, 2000.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 10, 2000 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/716
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Res. 415, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hres/415
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2573fca3b3cb17fb89557e9c55e904157a828c2f34161ea18ee5766eef059af5
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
15 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 12 Democrats
3 of 15 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Lois Capps (D-CA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), James Greenwood (R-PA), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Carlos Romero-Barcelo (D-PR).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.