House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2023

H.R. 3873Introduced Jun 6, 2023Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Where it went

IntroducedJun 6, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 7, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3873.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PINGREE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 98, June 6, 2023, Page H2765):
Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Oceans
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 6, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 3873, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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 — 2 Republicans, 13 Democrats

2 of 15 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), William Keating (D-MA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), James Moylan (R-GU), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Adam Smith (D-WA).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chellie Pingree.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maine in Congress · ME-1 district

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.