ESTUARIES Act
Introduced Jun 12, 2025 by Rep. Shomari Figures
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Dec 16, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Dec 15, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 15, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5872)
- Dec 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5872)
- Dec 15, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3962.
- Dec 15, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5872-5873)
- Dec 15, 2025Mr. Johnson (SD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 12, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348.
- Dec 12, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-400.
- Sep 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 2.
- Sep 17, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 17, 2025Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
- Jun 13, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jun 12, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Jun 12, 2025Introduced in House