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S. 2063

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2063, the ESTUARIES Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 12, 2025 by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on Jun 12, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Record

Text

S. 2063 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb2063/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2063 IS: Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-12
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2063  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 12, 2025   Mr. Whitehouse  (for himself and  Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Environment and Public Works    A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act of 2025   or the   ESTUARIES Act of 2025  .
2.
National Estuary Program
Section 320(i)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(i)(1) ), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), is amended by striking  2026  and inserting  2031 .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-06-12
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jun 12, 2025

sb2063/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (06/12/2025)

Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act of 2025 or the ESTUARIES Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 grants provided under the National Estuary Program to protect and restore estuaries of national significance. Estuaries are coastal waterbodies where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with the ocean’s saltwater. Under the existing program, the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants for (1) developing and implementing comprehensive conservation and management plans for estuaries of national significance, and (2) addressing issues that threaten the ecological and economic well-being of such estuaries. The existing program provides grants to states, regional water pollution control agencies and entities, state coastal zone management agencies, interstate agencies, other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, organizations, and individuals.

Sponsors

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) sponsors S. 2063, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2063 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works
Environment and Public Works
Referred To · Jun 12, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 2063 has taken 2 actions since Jun 12, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 12, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Environment and Public Works Committee
Jun 12, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2063 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2063.

Titles

S. 2063 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • ESTUARIES Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • ESTUARIES Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 36 registered lobbyists who named S. 2063 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. 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 Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Clean Air and Water (quality), Energy/Nuclear, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATURE CONSERVANCY—Virginia14—
ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMS501(c)3 organization that represents National Estuary ProgramsCalifornia13$150K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY14—
ESP ADVISORS, LLC13$150K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 36.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDRA MURDOCH114
APRIL DONNELLY114
BRENT KEITH114
BRIDGET COLLINS114
CATHERINE BARRETT114
CATHY BAKER114
CHEYENNE YOUNG114
CHRISTIAN STUMPF114
CHRISTINA MCGREGOR114
CHRISTINE SUR114
ELLICIA SANCHEZ114
GREGORY JACOB114
JAINA MOAN114
JAMES HOWE114
JENNIFER CONNER NELMS114
KAMERAN ONLEY114
KATHLEEN TORPY114
LUCY BROOKHAM114
MICHAEL O'REILLY114
MICHELLE DIETZ114

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2025 second_quarter$2.3M2nd Quarter - Report
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2025 fourth_quarter$1.3M4th Quarter - Report
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2025 third_quarter$790K3rd Quarter - Report
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2026 first_quarter$640K1st Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMSESP ADVISORS, LLC2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMSESP ADVISORS, LLC2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMSESP ADVISORS, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2063 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2063’s is Environmental Protection.

s2063/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

Legislative Subjects

S. 2063 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Intergovernmental relations to Wetlands.

s2063/subjects.txt
Intergovernmental relationsMarine pollutionState and local government operationsWater qualityWetlands

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com