ESTUARIES Act passed the House 186 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 122 words.
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.
- Committees
- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Policy area
- Environmental Protection: 29 of 2,191 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 25 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 229 words
- Subjects
- Intergovernmental relationsMarine pollutionState and local government operationsWater qualityWetlands
- Latest action
- Dec 16, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 2063 ESTUARIES Act of 2025 D · Introduced