119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Apr 10, 2025
Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 29, 2025): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (Sep 29, 2025)
Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2031 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. The region stretches from Snohomish and Jefferson counties in Washington state to the Canadian border and includes the U.S. marine waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the San Juan Islands, and the northern area of the Puget Sound.
The bill establishes requirements regarding the commission's membership, goals, and duties. 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.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-67.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-67.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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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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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 Resources Devel…
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 Resources Devel…
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 Resources Devel…
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 Resources Devel…
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