Who it affects
- Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative
- Northwest Straits Advisory Commission
- Marine resources committees
Passed the HouseEnvironment
Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
H.R. 2860 · House bill · Introduced April 10, 2025
The Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025 would renew and revise a marine conservation program and its advisory commission in Washington state for seven years.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the House 374 to 49 on June 3.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
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What it would do
- The bill would renew and revise the initiative and its advisory commission for seven years.
- The initiative covers the Strait of Juan de Fuca and part of Puget Sound in Washington.
- That area runs from the Canadian border to the south end of Snohomish County.
- The commission must provide resources and expert support to marine resources committees.
- It must develop recommendations based on sound science to restore and protect marine waters, habitats, and species.
- It must also provide a public forum for informal policy discussions about the region's marine environment.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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House vote
Vote to pass
Fast-track vote that needs two-thirds
June 3, 2026 · Passed 374 to 49
- Clyburn (D)Yes
- Wilson (R)Yes
- Mace (R)Didn't vote
- Norman (R)Didn't vote
- Fry (R)No
- Biggs (R)No
- Timmons (R)Yes
- Republicans
- 162 yes
- 49 no
- Democrats
- 211 yes
- 0 no
- Independents
- 1 yes
- 0 no
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
No lobbying reported yet. Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Larsen, Rick (D-WA)
- Introduced
- April 10, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 6
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
- Latest action
- June 4, 2026 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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 resources committees, develop scientifically sound restoration and protection recommendations, and serve as a public forum for informal policy discussions about the marine ecosystem of the Northwest Straits region.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
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