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H.R. 288

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 288, the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 9, 2025 by Rep. Nick LaLota (R) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and last saw action on Jan 10, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Record

Text

H.R. 288 has 8 co-sponsors.

hb288/introduced-in-house.txt
109 HR 288 IH: Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-09
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 288  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 9, 2025   Mr. LaLota  (for himself and  Mr. Courtney ) introduced the following bill; which was 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   A BILL
To reauthorize Long Island Sound programs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025  .
2.
Reauthorization of Long Island Sound programs
(a)
Long island sound grants
Section 119(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1269(h) ) is amended by striking  2019 through 2023  and inserting  2025 through 2029 .
(b)
Long island sound stewardship grants
Section 11(a) of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 ( 33 U.S.C. 1269  note;  Public Law 109–359 ) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking  2019 through 2023  and inserting  2025 through 2029 .
(c)
Technical amendment
Section 119(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1269(g) ) is amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-09
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 9, 2025

hb288/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/09/2025)

Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes the Environmental Protection Agency's Long Island Sound programs through FY2029. The programs, which include a stewardship grant program, focus on conserving and restoring the estuary off the coast of New York and Connecticut.

Sponsors

Rep. Nick LaLota (R) sponsors H.R. 288, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 288 went before 3 committees: Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 10, 2025 · 85 Bills
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Jan 9, 2025 · 395 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Jan 9, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 288 has taken 3 actions since Jan 9, 2025, the latest on Jan 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 10, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Jan 9, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2025
House
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.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 288 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 288, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 288 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To reauthorize Long Island Sound programs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 288 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Pharmacy.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PUBLIC CITIZEN—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PUBLIC CITIZEN12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BARTLETT NAYLOR112
CRAIG HOLMAN112
EAGAN KEMP112
ELIZABETH BEAVERS112
ELIZABETH SKERRY112
JONATHAN GOLINGER112
JULEY FULCHER112
MARTHA PEREZ-PEDEMONTI112
STEVEN KNIEVEL112
SUSAN HARLEY112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PUBLIC CITIZENPUBLIC CITIZEN2025 second_quarter$98.8K2nd Quarter - Report
PUBLIC CITIZENPUBLIC CITIZEN2025 first_quarter$76.6K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 288 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 288’s is Environmental Protection.

hr288/policy-areas.txt
Environmental ProtectionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 288, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LaLOTA:H.R. 288.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H93]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com