Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-04-10
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025” Read the full text
Environmental Protection
What it does
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
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Where it is
Introduced · 2025-04-10
In the House.
Committee hearing · 2025-05-20
Passed the House · 2026-06-03
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
Full bill textread it on this site, version pcs (Placed on Calendar Senate), as published by GovInfo
officialCongressional Budget Office cost estimatewhat it would cost, by the nonpartisan CBO
officialThe on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-23. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
7
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFEvia ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
3 filingsFrom 3 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427. (2026-06-04).