Early access: 15,549 bills from the current Congress so far, more added daily. Data from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate vote records, updated Oct 13, 2026.
Public Law TrackerPLTPublic Law Tracker

S. 2926 · Where this bill is now

In committee

Introduced in the Senate, Sep 29, 2025

What this bill does

In plain words · AI-written from the official summary

Restores and protects New York-New Jersey Watershed

This bill sets up two programs to help restore and protect the New York-New Jersey Watershed, which includes all the land and water that drains into New York-New Jersey Harbor and its surrounding estuaries. The Fish and Wildlife Service would coordinate restoration and protection efforts among government agencies and conservation groups. The bill also creates a grant program offering matching funds and technical help to organizations that implement restoration and protection projects in the watershed.

How it affects you

People who live in or near the New York-New Jersey Watershed may benefit from cleaner water and restored natural areas, though this bill is primarily focused on coordinating efforts among government and conservation organizations rather than making direct changes to individual lives. Conservation groups and other eligible entities in the region could access federal grants to fund their watershed protection work.

Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Sep 29, 2025)

New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act

This bill establishes programs to restore and protect the New York-New Jersey Watershed. The watershed is composed of all land area the surface water of which drains into the New York-New Jersey Harbor, the waters contained within that land area, and associated estuaries.

Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Program, a nonregulatory program, to coordinate restoration and protection activities among government entities and conservation partners throughout the watershed.

The bill also establishes the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Grant Program, a voluntary grant and technical assistance program, to provide competitive matching grants to certain entities to implement restoration and protection activities for the watershed. The federal government may not maintain ownership of any land acquired under the bill except for the purpose of promptly transferring ownership to grant recipients.

The bill ceases to have force or effect on October 1, 2031.

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.

119th Congress
1st SessionS. 2926

A BILL

New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act

In the SenateNo vote yet

Sponsor: Sen. Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) · Introduced Sep 29, 2025 · Environmental Protection · 1 version of the text

Read the full billOfficial record on Congress.gov ↗

Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 29, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.”

Sections

Sections · 8