HR 2860
Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
Summary
Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill revises and reauthorizes for seven years the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative and its Northwest Straits Advisory Commission. The initiative and the commission work to protect and restore marine waters, habitats, and species of the Northwest Straits region (i.e., the waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and of Puget Sound from the Canadian border to the south end of Snohomish County in Washington state). Among other duties, the commission must provide resources and technical support for marine resources committees, develop scientifically sound restoration and protection recommendations, and serve as a public forum for informal policy discussions about the marine ecosystem of the Northwest Straits region.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA-2]
- Cosponsors
- 6
- Policy area
- Environmental Protection
- Introduced
- 2025-04-10
- Latest action
- 2026-06-04: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2026-06-04: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.
- 2026-06-03: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-06-03: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 49 (Roll no. 196).
- 2026-06-03: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 49 (Roll no. 196).
- 2026-06-03: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3810-3811)