119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 12, 2025
ESTUARIES Act
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Latest action (Dec 16, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Environmental Protection
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jun 12, 2025)
Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act or the ESTUARIES Act
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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 voice vote. (text: CR H5872)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5872)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3962.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5872-5873)
Mr. Johnson (SD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-400.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-400.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 2.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Intergovernmental relations · Marine pollution · State and local government operations · Water quality · Wetlands
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12 citations.
NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$460,000
Spent on own lobbying
…eritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Clean Air and Water (quality)
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…"Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act" (WRDA) P.L. 114-322 H.R. 6229, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Amendments of 2025 H.R. 3962, Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of Americas Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems (ESTUARIES) Act Issues related to WRDA reauthorization, water r…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Clean Air and Water (quality)
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…"Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act" (WRDA) P.L. 114-322 H.R. 6229, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Amendments of 2025 H.R. 3962, Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of Americas Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems (ESTUARIES) Act Issues related to WRDA reauthorization, water r…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$640,000
Spent on own lobbying
…3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Just…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMS · lobbying firm or registrant: ESP ADVISORS, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.3962, Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of Americas Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act or the ESTUARIES Act; S.2063, Enhancing Science, Treatment,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Clean Air and Water (quality)
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…"Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act" (WRDA) P.L. 114-322 H.R. 6229, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Amendments of 2025 H.R. 3962, Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of Americas Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems (ESTUARIES) Act Issues related to WRDA reauthorization, water r…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Clean Air and Water (quality)
$1,290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ties Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Columbia River Clean-Up Act (H.R.4675/S.2415) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564)…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$1,290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…terior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FY25 Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res.14/S.ConRes.7…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMS · lobbying firm or registrant: ESP ADVISORS, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.3962, Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of Americas Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act or the ESTUARIES Act; S.2063, Enhancing Science, Treatment,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Clean Air and Water (quality)
$200,000
Spent on own lobbying
…the Water Resources and Reform Development Act (WRRDA) P.L. 113-121, and the "Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act" (WRDA) P.L. 114-322 H.R. 3962, Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of Americas Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems (ESTUARIES) Act Issues related to WRDA reauthorization, water r…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$790,000
Spent on own lobbying
…99) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Act (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 22, 2025 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$2,270,000
Spent on own lobbying
…eauthorization Act (no bill number) Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Digital Coast Act (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fisheries management (no bill number - executive) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (S.1564) Full-Year Continuing A…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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