OCEAN CONSERVANCY

Issues relating to appropriations including the Commerce, Justice, Science, Interior, and Environment, State and Foreign Operations, Energy and Water, and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, including issues related to ocean specific issues, such as NOAA funding, marine debris, ocean acidification, Sea Grant, regional ocean data portals, fisheries service, as well as BOEM (renewable energy and issues relating to offshore oil and gas, and shipping and ports (issues relating to MARAD and port infrastructure grant programs). Issues relating to Inflation Reduction Act investments. S.524 - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.4 - Recissions Act of 2025 S.2354 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4552 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4553 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2431 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2465 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.5342 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.5371 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 H.R.5450 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 S.2882 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.5371 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026

Legislation pertaining to ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, shipping/port infrastructure, fishing regulations (incl. red snapper, greater amberjack, gray triggerfish), climate-ready fisheries, shifting fish stocks, Fishery Management Council appointments, fisheries and the Magnuson-Stevens Act generally, fishery disaster assistance, ocean exploration and mapping, seabed mining, climate change, marine debris, issues pertaining to the Water Resources and Development Act, regional ocean data portals and partnerships, coastal conservation, ocean data legislation generally, international ocean climate issues, Senate appointed position including DOC, CEQ, DOI, NOAA, NOAA Organic Act, implementing regulations of NEPA, GHG and NEPA, shipping emissions, ocean carbon dioxide removal, placing a fee on plastic production, plastics provisions in a potential farm bill, and plastic pollution. Marine Debris and Plastic Pollution H.R.1124 - Help Our Kelp Act of 2025 S.513 - Help Our Kelp Act of 2025 H.R.1918 - Farewell to Foam Act of 2025 H.R.2620 - Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act S.216 - Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act H.R.2786 - To allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program, and for other purposes H.R.2673 - Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.2849 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025 H.R.2862 - Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection H.R.2882 - Central Coast of California Conservation Act of 2025 H.R.2865 - New England Coastal Protection Act of 2025 H.R.2886 - Defend Our Coast Act S.1432 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025 S.1472 - New England Coastal Protection Act of 2025 H.R.2820 - California Clean Coast Act of 2025 H.R.6076 - Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization Act Fisheries H.R.3714 - Forage Fish Conservation Act of 2025 H.R.3718 - Sustaining Americas Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025 SHIFT Act S.2357 - Young Fishermens Development Extension Act H.R.4800 - Fisheries Modernization Act of 2025 H.R.5699 - Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025 H.R.6150 - Protect American Fisheries Act of 2025 H.R.5745 - Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act Boating H.R.3151 - SHIPS For America Act S.1541 - SHIPS For America Act H.R.4325 - Clean Shipping Act Clean Shipping Act (Senate bill) H.R.4341 - International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025 S.2243 - International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025 Zero Emission Vessel Innovation Act H.R.5970 - Save Our Ships Act Other H.R.2772 - To Direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to study and report to Congress regarding recreational vessel operator training H.J.Res.62 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources." Res.482 - Recognizing World Oceans Day and the need to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild the ocean and its resources H.R.2294 - To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 H.R.663 - To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes H.R.664 - American Seabed Protection Act H.R.5692 - To accelerate the competitiveness of the United States in marine energy technologies, and for other purposes

Legislation relating to offshore oil and gas, OCSLA reforms, DOI Five Year Plan, offshore oil safety rules (Arctic Drilling rule), oil spill response, offshore wind energy, offshore wind revenue sharing, port infrastructure, clean shipping, hydrogen energy, CZMA, offshore oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning, and renewable marine resources. RISEE Act S.818 - Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act H.R.2673 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes H.R.2848 - Stop Arctic Drilling Act H.R.2881 COAST Anti-Drilling Act S.460 Supporting Made in America Energy Act S.1445 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025 S.1486 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025 H.R.2556 - CORE Act of 2025 H.R.3742 - Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2025 H.R.4018 - To Unleash America's Offshore critical minerals and resources S.2860 - A bill to unleash United States offshore critical minerals and resources, and for other purposes Plug Offshore Wells Act H.R.6068 - PROTECT Florida Act H.R.6098 - Climate Solutions Act of 2025 S.3082 - American Shores Protection Act of 2025

Legislation on issues related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, recycling infrastructure, and plastic pollution research and technology. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration H.R.2731 - To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct high-resolution surveying and mapping of the lakebeds of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes NOAA Global Monitoring and Observing Research Act H.R.5089 - Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 Recycling H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 S.2353 - Microplastics Safety Act H.R.4486 - Microplastics Safety Act S.Res.320 - A resolution designating July 2025 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" H.Res.927 - Declaring support by the House of Representatives for Design for Recycling (DFR) initiatives that limit all types of waste by encouraging manufacturers to design their products to have the maximum number of recyclable components H.R.6566 - Recycling Technology Innovation Act H.R.6832 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes. Research Addressing Nanomaterials in Drinking Water Act of 2025 H.R.3991 - Research for Healthy Soils Act S.2500 - Research for Healthy Soils Act

Legislation on issues related to protecting natural resources and maintaining the health of the US national parks. H.R.3604 - Reducing Waste in National Parks Act S.1926 - Reducing Waste in National Parks Act

Legislation on issues related to Federal agencies, Congress, and the Executive Branch. Federal Agencies H.R.2211 - Saving NOAAs Workforce Act S.2633 - Saving NOAAs Workforce Act S.1894 - SPEED Act H.R.4776 - SPEED Act H.R.4482 - Stop NOAA Closures Act H.R.5002 - Protect Americans from Climate Disasters Act S.2110 - REUSE Act of 2025 Executive Branch H.R.4421 - To codify Executive order 14208 relating to ending procurement and forced use of paper straws Congress S.1324 - A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to modify eligibility for the State response to contaminants program, and for other purposes