# 117-hr-9255: Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act

117-hr-9255, Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9255
- Congress: 117
- Title: Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Introduced: 2022-10-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act This bill revises provisions governing the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation and the Marine Debris Program. Specifically, the bill allows the foundation to use appropriated funds for employee salaries for the two years following the bill's enactment. The bill also allows the foundation to locate its principal office outside of the District of Columbia and encourages the foundation to locate it in a coastal state. In addition, the bill requires the foundation to develop best practices for conducting outreach to Indian tribes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) may enter into other agreements, outside of contracts, under the Marine Debris Program. NOAA may also make in-kind contributions for projects under the program.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] (D-AK), 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-5141: Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act
- 117-hr-4104: Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act
- 117-hr-3807: Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-9255 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9255)

## Related
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- [117-hr-5984: IDEA Full Funding Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5984)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-5141: Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOB…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5141)
- [117-hr-4104: Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4104)
- [117-hr-3807: Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3807)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9255 (as of 2025-11-18).