Representative Sam Farr
| District |
California 20th |
| Key Coastal Communities |
Monterey & Santa Cruz |
| Party |
Democratic |
| Terms |
11th |
| Committees |
Appropriations
(Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies) |
| Caucuses: |
House Oceans Caucus (co-chair), House Organic Caucus (co-chair), Congressional Coastal Caucus,, National Marine Sanctuary Caucus House Coastal Caucus |
| Quote from Website |
"Through my position as co-chair of the House Oceans Caucus, I continue to provide leadership on ocean policy in Congress. During my tenure in Congress, I have consistently fought for funding and development of ocean activities and programs, especially as administered through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration." |
| Websites |
www.farr.house.gov
www.friendsoffarr.org |
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Leadership: As the lead author and tireless champion of a truly visionary piece of legislation - H.R. 21, the Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act ("OCEANS 21") - Rep. Farr has shown his commitment to healthy oceans, and his leadership skills. Oceans-21 would implement key recommendations of the Pew Oceans Commission and U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy with common-sense solutions. Recently, through the sponsorship of H.R. 1171 - Marine Debris Act Reauthorization Amendments of 2011 - Champion Farr upheld a NOAA program that uses innovative solutions to protect marine ecosystems and coastal communities from the hazards of marine debris.
Representative Farr sponsored:
- H.R. 1776 (Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act of 2013)
- H.R. 117 (Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012)
- H.R. 366 (Ocean Research and Exploration Enhancement Act of 2009)
- H.R. 556 (Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act of 2009)
- H.R. 3888 (Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2009)
Representative Farr cosponsored:
- H.R. 69 (Antigua Convention Implementing Act of 2011, of 2013)Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2013
- H.R. 71 (Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2013)
- H.R. 139 (Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act of 2013)
- H.R. 584 (To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish, 2013)
- H.R. 764 (Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2013)
- H.R. 996 (Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2013)
- H.R. 1012 (Safety and Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act of 2013)
- H.R. 1175 – (FRESHER Act of 2013): To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1329 (Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2013)
- H.R. 1350 (Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2013)
- H.R. 1425 (Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2013)
- H.R. 1491 (To authorize the Administrator of the NOAA to provide certain funds to eligible entities for activites undertaken to address the marine debris impacts of the March 2011 Tohuko earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for other purposes, 2013)
- H.R. 1890 (Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013)
- H.R. 2023 (Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2013)
- H.R. 2111 (Salmon Solutions and Planning Act of 2012)
- H.R. 5864 (Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2012)
- H.R. 192 (Gulf of Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Act of 2011)
- H.R. 492 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2011)
- H.R. 612 (West Coast Ocean protection Act of 2011)
- H.R. 738 (Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2011)
- H.R. 1689 (Big Oil Welfare Repeal Act of 2011)
- H.R. 1761 (Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2011)
- H.R. 4100 (Antiqua Convention Implementation Act of 2011)
- H.R. 4493 (Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Management Enhancement Act of 2010)
- H.R. 5213 (West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010)
- H.R. 5214 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010)
- H.R. 5241 (BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010)
- H.R. 6017 (Gulf Coast Health Monitoring and Research Program Act of 2010)
- H.R. 81 (Shark Conservation Act of 2009)
- H.R. 204 (Northern California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act of 2009)
- H.R. 223 (Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act of 2009)
- H.R. 365 (Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act of 2009)
- H.R. 367 (Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2009)
- H.R. 368 (Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Act of 2009)
- H.R. 860 (Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2009)
- H.R. 1080 (Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2009)
- H.R. 1310 (Clean Water Protection Act of 2009)
- H.R. 1690 (Coastal State Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2009)
- H.R. 1905 (Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2009)
- H.R. 1906 (California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act of 2009)
- H.R. 1926 (Global Warming Education Act of 2009)
- H.R. 2055 (Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2009)
- H.R. 2093 (Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act of 2009)
- H.R. 2685 (Climate and Ocean Research and Coordination Act of 2009)
- H.R. 3644 (Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act of 2009)
- H.R. 3650 (Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2009)
Check out our youtube featuring Representative Sam Farr and David Wilmot, Ph.D. of Ocean Champions.