Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort Rises in Congress to Rid Ocean of Plastic Debris
There may be bickering over other issues between the Republican-held House and the Democratic-held Senate, but on marine debris, a long-standing coalition continues their work to remove debris from oceans and national waterways.
Last Thursday, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico) introduced legislation amending the 2020 Save Our Seas (SOS) 2.0 Act and the 2006 Marine Debris Act to allow the National Oceanic ...
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