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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6893
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act
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Introduced 2025-12-18Topic: environment · education · public healthSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceChesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act This bill reauthorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Chesapeake Bay Office and modifies requirements concerning the office and its activities, such as new consultation requirements. (The office partners with the Chesapeake Bay Program to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay.) The bill also provides statutory authority for the office's Chesapeake Bay watershed education and training program for elementary and secondary schools. Further, the bill authorizes the office to establish a program to support coordinated management, protection, characterization, and restoration of priority Chesapeake Bay habitats and living resources.
Sponsors
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democrat sponsor
- 7 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | refer |
| 2026-09-14 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2026-09-14 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5584-5585) | |
| 2026-09-14 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. | floor pass | |
| 2026-09-14 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6893. | |
| 2026-09-14 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5584-5586) | |
| 2026-09-14 | House | Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | |
| 2026-08-20 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 664. | |
| 2026-08-20 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-763. | report |
| 2026-08-20 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-763. | report | |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. | refer |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged | refer |
| 2026-03-26 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | refer |
| 2025-12-18 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-12-18 | Introduced in House | introduce |