United StatesNorthwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
What it does
This bill revises and reauthorizes for seven years the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative and its Northwest Straits Advisory Commission. The initiative and the commission work to protect and restore marine waters, habitats, and species of the Northwest Straits region (i.e., the waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and of Puget Sound from the Canadian border to the south end of Snohomish County in Washington state).
More detail
Among other duties, the commission must provide resources and technical support for marine resources committees, develop scientifically sound restoration and protection recommendations, and serve as a public forum for informal policy discussions about the marine ecosystem of the Northwest Straits region.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 4Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.Latest
- Jun 3Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3810-3811)
- Vote recorded Legislative vote recorded. Result: Passed.House
- Jun 3Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 49 (Roll no. 196).Passed House
- Jun 3Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 2Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 2Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3769-3771; text: CR H3769-3770)
- Jun 2DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2860.
- Jun 2At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jan 12Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-437.
- Jan 12Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376.
- 2025
- Jul 15Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
- Jul 15Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 15Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- May 20Subcommittee Hearings Held
- May 13Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- Apr 10Introduced in House
- Apr 10Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Introduced