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H.R. 1124 119th Congress House

Help Our Kelp Act of 2025

Official title: To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a grant program to conserve, restore, and manage kelp forest ecosystems, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 7, 2025 Introduced by: Jared Huffman Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources AquacultureAquatic ecologyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchIndian lands and resources rights
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Marine and coastal resources, fisheriesWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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Feb 7, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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What's happening now February 7, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 513 Help Our Kelp Act of 2025
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 10

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • OCEAN CONSERVANCY
    for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • OCEAN CONSERVANCY
    for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • OCEAN CONSERVANCY
    for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • OCEAN CONSERVANCY
    for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • OCEAN CONSERVANCY
    for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • OCEAN CONSERVANCY
    for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Apr 9, 2026
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jul 17, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1124: Help Our Kelp Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1124/
MLA
"H.R. 1124: Help Our Kelp Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1124/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1124, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1124/.
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[H.R. 1124: Help Our Kelp Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1124/)
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