Senate bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2011

S. 1701Introduced Oct 13, 2011Policy area: Environmental Protection

Sponsor: Sen. Olympia Snowe R-ME

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Where it went

IntroducedOct 13, 2011
Committee actionNov 2, 2011
Passed Senate—
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 13, 2012 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 542.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1701.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1701, Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2011” on November 30, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 2, 2011”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 30, 2011 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42745
CBO publication date
November 30, 2011
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1701, 112th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 112-237 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on November 13, 2012.
Source: Congress.gov, reported November 13, 2012 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 1701, 112th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1701
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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September 25, 2026
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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

12 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 11 Democrats

11 of 12 cosponsors (92%) are from the other party.

Mark Begich (D-AK), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Olympia Snowe.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maine in Congress

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.