Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1179
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Arctic Policy Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 11, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 11, 2019
Latest Action
Apr 11, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1179
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Arctic Policy Act of 2019

This bill addresses U.S. policy in the Arctic region.

Specifically, the bill (1) modifies the membership requirements of the U.S.Arctic Research Commission to include additional indigenous representation; (2) provides statutory authority for the Arctic Executive Steering Committee; (3) establishes regional tribal advisory groups to provide input and recommendations to the steering committee on specific issues or regional issues of the Arctic, including the establishment of the Bering Sea Regional Tribal Advisory Group to advise on issues in the Northern Bering Sea and the Bering Strait region; and (4) establishes the Arctic Advisory Committee to advise the steering committee on federal Arctic policies, including existing policies and policies that are under consideration.

Text (1)
April 11, 2019
Actions (2)
04/11/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
04/11/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 7:47:18 PM