# 116-hr-5589: Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act

116-hr-5589, Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR); status Committee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5589
- Congress: 116
- Title: Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act
- Status: Committee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2020-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act This bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon to (1) assess the impediments to the protection and restoration of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, and (2) establish national protection and restoration priorities regarding these areas. Coastal blue carbon ecosystems are vegetated coastal habitats and include mangroves, tidal marshes, and other tidal or salt water wetland that have the ability to sequester and store carbon.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5589 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5589)

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- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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