# 116-hr-5390: Regional Ocean Partnership Act

116-hr-5390, Regional Ocean Partnership Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL); status Committee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5390
- Congress: 116
- Title: Regional Ocean Partnership Act
- Status: Committee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2019-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Regional Ocean Partnership Act This bill provides a mechanism for coastal states to participate in a Regional Ocean Partnership with one or more other coastal states that share a common ocean or coastal area. Specifically, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may designate a partnership as a Regional Ocean Partnership if it (1) is established to coordinate the interstate management of coastal resources; (2) focuses on the environmental issues affecting the ocean and coastal areas of the coastal states participating in the partnership; (3) complements existing state coastal and ocean management efforts on an interstate scale, focusing on shared regional priorities; (4) does not have a regulatory function; and (5) is not duplicative of an existing Regional Ocean Partnership. A Regional Ocean Partnership may use provided federal funds to award grants and enter into contracts for certain purposes, including to monitor the water quality and living resources of multistate ocean and coastal ecosystems.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2019-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2020-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-5390 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5390)

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- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
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