S. 2063 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jun 12, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExtends funding for estuary protection and restoration
This bill reauthorizes the National Estuary Program, which gives grants to protect and restore estuaries through 2031. Estuaries are coastal areas where rivers meet the ocean. The grants help develop plans to conserve these ecosystems and address threats to their health and the communities that depend on them.
How it affects you
If you live near an estuary or coastal area, this funding supports local efforts to keep these ecosystems healthy and productive. The grants go to state and local agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations working on estuary conservation in your region.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jun 12, 2025)
Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act of 2025 or the ESTUARIES Act of 2025
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 grants provided under the National Estuary Program to protect and restore estuaries of national significance. Estuaries are coastal waterbodies where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with the ocean’s saltwater. Under the existing program, the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants for (1) developing and implementing comprehensive conservation and management plans for estuaries of national significance, and (2) addressing issues that threaten the ecological and economic well-being of such estuaries. The existing program provides grants to states, regional water pollution control agencies and entities, state coastal zone management agencies, interstate agencies, other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, organizations, and individuals.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 2063
A BILL
ESTUARIES Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · Introduced Jun 12, 2025 · Environmental Protection · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 12, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.”