Bills · HR 288
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 288Environmental Protection
Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025
INTRO JAN 9· LAST ACTION JAN 10
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenVoters should care about this bill because Long Island Sound is a vital ecological and economic resource for millions of people. If this bill passes, it ensures that federal financial support continues for crucial work like reducing pollution, restoring habitats, and monitoring water quality. This federal support often helps leverage additional state, local, and private funding for these efforts.
Without this reauthorization, these federal grant programs would lose their authority to issue new funds for the years 2025 onwards, potentially halting or significantly slowing down important environmental projects. This could negatively impact the Sound's ecosystem, local fishing and tourism industries, and reduce opportunities for clean water recreation, affecting the overall quality of life for residents in the region.
KEY PROVISIONS
3AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Extends the authorization for Long Island Sound Grants by changing the funding period from 2019-2023 to 2025-2029.
This ensures continued federal financial support for vital restoration and protection projects in the Long Island Sound region.
PROVISION 02
Extends the authorization for Long Island Sound Stewardship Grants by changing the funding period from 2019-2023 to 2025-2029.
This continues funding for community-based conservation, public access, and environmental education efforts related to Long Island Sound.
PROVISION 03
Makes a technical change by renumbering a paragraph within the existing Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
This corrects a minor formatting issue in the existing law without altering its substantive content.
ACTION TIMELINE
3 EVENTSJAN 10
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
JAN 9
Introduced in House
JAN 9
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 288
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedJan 9, 2025
Last actionJan 10, 2025
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED JAN 9, 2025
House BillHR 288Environmental Protection
Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025
INTRODUCED JAN 9, 2025· LAST ACTION JAN 10, 2025
PASSAGE CHANCES
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READING
1 min
COSPONSORS
8
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