S 93 · introduced · major
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025
- climate
What this bill does
- The bill extends federal programs through 2030 to research and control harmful algal blooms and oxygen-depleted waters in U.S. waterways.
- Federal agencies like NOAA and the EPA are tasked with monitoring, predicting, and responding to these events affecting marine and freshwater systems.
- The bill requires the Inter-Agency Task Force to submit action strategies every five years and establishes new monitoring networks and technology incubator programs.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How should federal agencies prioritize funding between monitoring harmful algal blooms versus developing prevention strategies to reduce their occurrence?
- 02
What role should state and local governments play in implementing the monitoring networks and action strategies required by this bill?
- 03
What evidence supports the effectiveness of the proposed technology incubator programs in controlling harmful algal blooms compared to existing intervention methods?
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Sponsor · R-AK
Dan Sullivan
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
15/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-09-11
Joining the bill
Tammy Baldwin
D-WI · original
Susan M. Collins
R-ME · original
John Cornyn
R-TX · original
Jeff Merkley
D-OR · original
Gary C. Peters
D-MI · original
Sheldon Whitehouse
D-RI · original
Lisa Murkowski
R-AK
Bill Cassidy
R-LA
Christopher A. Coons
D-DE
Alex Padilla
D-CA
Roger F. Wicker
R-MS
Bernie Moreno
R-OH
+ 3 more
Legislative timeline
2025-09-11 · house · Floor
Held at the desk.
2025-09-11 · house · Floor
Received in the House.
2025-09-11 · senate · Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2025-09-10 · senate · Floor
Passed Senate without amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
2025-09-10 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
2025-07-01 · senate · Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 109.
2025-07-01 · senate · Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 119-34.
2025-07-01 · Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 119-34.
2025-02-05 · senate · Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2025-01-14 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2025-01-14 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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