119th Congress · introduced in the House · Apr 10, 2025
Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jun 4, 2026): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Jan 12, 2026)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Jun 3, 2026 · Roll call 196 · Passed
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 49 (Roll no. 196). Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 49 (Roll no. 196). Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3810-3811)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2860.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3769-3771; text: CR H3769-3770)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-437.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-437.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Advisory bodies · Aquatic ecology · Ecology · Environmental assessment, monitoring, research · Intergovernmental relations · Marine and coastal resources, fisheries · Pacific Ocean · Seashores and lakeshores · State and local government operations · Washington State · Water quality · Wetlands · Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
4 citations.
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the reauthorization of the Northwest Straits Commission (H.R. 2860/S. 1433). Issues related to the implementation of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-272). Issues related to invasive species. Water Resourc…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the reauthorization of the Northwest Straits Commission (H.R. 2860/S. 1433). Issues related to the implementation of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-272). Issues related to invasive species. Water Resourc…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the reauthorization of the Northwest Straits Commission (H.R. 2860/S. 1433). Issues related to the implementation of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-272). Issues related to invasive species. Water Resourc…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the reauthorization of the Northwest Straits Commission (H.R. 2860/S. 1433). Issues related to the implementation of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-272). Issues related to invasive species. Water Resourc…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing