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119th Congress

H.R. 3962

ESTUARIES Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Shomari Figures(D-AL)
Introduced
Jun 12, 2025
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Committees
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Official text
Referred in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (26)

Original cosponsors (5)

Added later (21)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act or the ESTUARIES Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 grants provided under the National Estuary Program to protect and restore estuaries of national significance. Estuaries are coastal waterbodies where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with the ocean’s saltwater. Under the existing program, the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants for (1) developing and implementing comprehensive conservation and management plans for estuaries of national significance, and (2) addressing issues that threaten the ecological and economic well-being of such estuaries. The existing program provides grants to states, regional water pollution control agencies and entities, state coastal zone management agencies, interstate agencies, other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, organizations, and individuals.

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