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Bill · 119th Congress

H.R. 6893

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act

Passed HouseIntroduced Dec 18, 2025Topic: Environmental Protection →
  1. 01 Introduced
  2. 02 Committee
  3. 03 Passed House
  4. 04 Passed Senate
  5. 05 To President
  6. 06 Law

Latest action · Sep 15, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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What this bill does

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act

This bill reauthorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Chesapeake Bay Office and modifies requirements concerning the office and its activities, such as new consultation requirements. (The office partners with the Chesapeake Bay Program to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay.)

The bill also provides statutory authority for the office's Chesapeake Bay watershed education and training program for elementary and secondary schools.

Further, the bill authorizes the office to establish a program to support coordinated management, protection, characterization, and restoration of priority Chesapeake Bay habitats and living resources.

Congressional Research Service · Reported to House · Aug 20, 2026

How Congress voted

No recorded votes yet. Many bills pass by voice vote or unanimous consent, where no one's individual vote is written down.

Timeline

  1. Sep 15, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  2. Sep 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Sep 14, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5584-5585)
  4. Sep 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  5. Sep 14, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6893.
  6. Sep 14, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5584-5586)
  7. Sep 14, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. Aug 20, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 664.
  9. Aug 20, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-763.
  10. Jul 15, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  11. Jul 15, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  12. Jul 15, 2026Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
  13. Mar 26, 2026Subcommittee Hearings Held
  14. Mar 19, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  15. Dec 18, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  16. Dec 18, 2025Introduced in House

Cosponsors

7 members

Details

Related bills

H.R. 3540On Congress.gov · 117th Congress ↗From another CongressH.R. 4770On Congress.gov · 118th Congress ↗From another CongressS. 3939On Congress.gov ↗Related

Cost estimates · Congressional Budget Office

None published

Subject tags · 31

Advisory bodiesAir qualityAquacultureAquatic ecologyAtmospheric science and weatherChesapeake BayClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDelawareDepartment of CommerceEducation programs fundingEducational technology and distance educationElementary and secondary educationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental educationExecutive agency funding and structureFishesGeography and mappingHistoric sites and heritage areasMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarylandNew York StateParks, recreation areas, trailsPennsylvania
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Research administration and fundingTeaching, teachers, curriculaVirginiaWater qualityWater resources fundingWatershedsWildlife conservation and habitat protection