# 119-hres-482: Recognizing World Oceans Day and the need to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild the ocean and its resources.

119-hres-482, Recognizing World Oceans Day and the need to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild the ocean and its resources., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-482
- Congress: 119
- Title: Recognizing World Oceans Day and the need to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild the ocean and its resources.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would recognize World Oceans Day and affirm the nation's duty to _protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild the ocean and its resources_.** - Coastal communities: Would highlight risks to coastal economies that contribute about $10 trillion to the U.S. economy and support about 54.6 million jobs, focusing on threats to livelihoods from warming, biodiversity shifts, and marine debris. - Indigenous peoples: Would affirm Indigenous Tribes' longstanding stewardship and their cultural, food security, and spiritual connections to ocean resources. - Scientists and monitoring: Would push for increased federal investment in scientific research and monitoring and support advancing a national strategy for ocean mapping because more than 80 percent of the ocean remains unexplored. - Marine life and pollution: Would call attention to ocean acidification, warming, harmful algal blooms, microplastics, and ghost gear; it notes that more than 11 million tons of plastic enter the ocean annually and that ghost gear may comprise 46 to 70 percent of floating macroplastic by weight.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hres-482 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/482)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-482 (as of 2025-12-21).