House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2013

H.R. 1425Introduced Apr 9, 2013Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Sponsor: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici D-OR

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 9, 2013
Committee actionDec 4, 2013
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 2, 2014 — Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-398, Part I.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1425.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1425, Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2013” on December 20, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on December 4, 2013”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 20, 2013 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44990
CBO publication date
December 20, 2013
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1425, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1425
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-398 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 2, 2014.
Source: Congress.gov, reported April 2, 2014 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1425, 113th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1425
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BONAMICI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1859):
Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1425, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 23, 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

22 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 19 Democrats

3 of 22 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Lois Capps (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Denny Heck (D-WA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), David Reichert (R-WA), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Adam Smith (D-WA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress · OR-1 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.