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116th Congress
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Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act
Introduced: January 9, 2020
Introduced by:
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jan 9, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act
This bill reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2026 and revises the National Estuary Program, which provides grants to protect or restore estuaries of national significance. Specifically, the bill expands the types of projects that qualify for grants under the program, such as projects that address issues related to urbanization, stormwater runoff, or accelerated land loss.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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