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HR 3962 · in committee · significant

ESTUARIES Act

What this bill does

  • This bill extends federal grant funding for the National Estuary Program through 2031 to protect and restore coastal estuaries.
  • States, regional agencies, nonprofits, and other entities managing estuaries receive grants for conservation planning and environmental restoration.
  • The bill reauthorizes existing grant programs with no new funding amounts specified in the summary.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would extending estuary funding through 2031 affect coastal communities that depend on fisheries, tourism, or water quality in these ecosystems?

  2. 02

    What specific restoration projects or conservation outcomes does the bill expect these grants to achieve, and how will progress be measured?

  3. 03

    Since the bill reauthorizes existing programs without specifying new funding amounts, how does this differ from increasing or decreasing current estuary grant levels?

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Introduced 2025-12-16

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-16 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

  2. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5872)

  4. 2025-12-15 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5872)

  5. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3962.

  6. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5872-5873)

  7. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Mr. Johnson (SD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2025-12-12 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348.

  9. 2025-12-12 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-400.

  10. 2025-12-12 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-400.

  11. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 2.

  12. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged

  14. 2025-06-13 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

  15. 2025-06-12 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  16. 2025-06-12 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  17. 2025-06-12 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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