HR 583 · in committee · major
BEACH Act of 2025
- climate
What this bill does
- The EPA will fund state and local monitoring of coastal beach water quality through 2029.
- Coastal communities and the public are affected by notifications about unsafe swimming conditions.
- Grants expanded to identify contamination sources and monitor upstream waters with no new spending specified.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should EPA funding be prioritized between monitoring beaches directly versus tracing contamination sources upstream?
- 02
What mechanisms would ensure coastal states use grants to notify the public quickly when unsafe conditions are detected?
- 03
Which coastal communities lack current water quality monitoring, and how would expanded grants address existing gaps?
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Sponsor · R-OH-14
David P. Joyce
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
37/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-22
Joining the bill

David Rouzer
R-NC-7 · original

Frank Pallone, Jr.
D-NJ-6 · original

Emilia Strong Sykes
D-OH-13 · original

Chris Pappas
D-NH-1

Suzanne Bonamici
D-OR-1

Julia Brownley
D-CA-26

Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1

Gabe Amo
D-RI-1

Sean Casten
D-IL-6

Seth Magaziner
D-RI-2

Pramila Jayapal
D-WA-7

Dave Min
D-CA-47
+ 25 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-22 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2025-01-21 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2025-01-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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