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HR 4768 117th Congress House Water Resources Development Aquatic ecology Great Lakes Lakes and rivers Land use and conservation Seashores and lakeshores Wetlands

DEFEND the Great Lakes Act

Introduced: July 28, 2021 Introduced by: Joyce, David P. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jul 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 28, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 28, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Detrimental Erosion Forcing Enhanced Needs to the Defend the Great Lakes Act or the DEFEND the Great Lakes Act

This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to initiate no fewer than five aquatic ecosystem restoration projects along the shoreline of the Great Lakes to reduce the risk of loss and degradation of coastal wetlands due to shoreline erosion.
What's happening now June 16, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jul 30, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4768: DEFEND the Great Lakes Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4768/
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"H.R. 4768: DEFEND the Great Lakes Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4768/.
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H.R. 4768, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4768/.
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