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S. 2415
U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee
Summary
S. 2415, the Columbia River Clean-Up Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 23, 2025 by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on Jul 23, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Record
Text
S. 2415 has 2 co-sponsors.
sb2415/introduced-in-senate.txt119 S2415 IS: Columbia River Clean-Up Act of 2025U.S. Senate2025-07-23text/xmlENPursuant 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. 2415 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 23, 2025 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Wyden , and Mrs. Murray ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILLTo amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Columbia River Basin Restoration program, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Columbia River Clean-Up Act of 2025 .2.Columbia River Basin RestorationSection 123(d)(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1275(d)(6) ) is amended by striking 2020 and 2021 and inserting 2026 through 2030 .
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-07-23
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Columbia River Basin Restoration program, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) sponsors S. 2415, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.
Committees
S. 2415 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.
Actions
S. 2415 has taken 2 actions since Jul 23, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 23, 2025 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Environment and Public Works Committee | ||
Jul 23, 2025 | — | Introduced in Senate |
Votes
S. 2415 has not gone to a roll call.
Related bills
1 bill is related to S. 2415.
Titles
S. 2415 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Columbia River Clean-Up Act of 2025 — Display Title
- Columbia River Clean-Up Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Columbia River Basin Restoration program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
3 clients hired 3 firms and 43 registered lobbyists who named S. 2415 in 16 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 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Retirement, Trade (domestic/foreign), Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 7 | — |
| THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | Wisconsin | 1 | 7 | — |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | — | Virginia | 1 | 2 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | 1 | 7 | — |
| THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 1 | 7 | — |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | 1 | 2 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 43.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW REMO | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| CHRISTOPHER GAHAN | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| DOUGLAS LATHROP | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| ERICA MCQUADE | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| IAN STEGER | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| JEFFRY JANOSKA | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| LAURYL JACKSON | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| PAUL KANGAS | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| STEVEN RADKE | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| KATHLEEN COULOMBE | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| ALEXANDRA MURDOCH | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| APRIL DONNELLY | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BRENT KEITH | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BRIDGET COLLINS | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| CATHERINE BARRETT | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| CATHY BAKER | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| CHEYENNE YOUNG | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| CHRISTIAN STUMPF | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| CHRISTINA MCGREGOR | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| CHRISTINE SUR | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | 2025 second_quarter | $2.2M | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | 2025 fourth_quarter | $1.9M | 4th Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | 2025 first_quarter | $1.7M | 1st Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | 2025 third_quarter | $1.4M | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | 2025 fourth_quarter | $1.3M | 4th Quarter - Report |
| THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 2026 second_quarter | $1.3M | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 2026 first_quarter | $1.1M | 1st Quarter - Amendme… |
| THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 2026 first_quarter | $1.1M | 1st Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | 2026 first_quarter | $1.1M | 1st Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | 2026 second_quarter | $1.1M | 2nd Quarter - Amendme… |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | 2026 second_quarter | $1.1M | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 2025 first_quarter | $980K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 2025 third_quarter | $850K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | 2025 third_quarter | $790K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 2025 fourth_quarter | $740K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 2025 second_quarter | $740K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files S. 2415 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2415’s is Environmental Protection.
s2415/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com
