H.R. 2860 · 119th Congress

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025

Introduced on Apr 10, 2025 by Rick Larsen (D-WA-2). 6 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jun 4, 2026): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 10, 2025
Cosponsors
6
0 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

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.

Subjects

  • 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

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Jan 12, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Rick LarsenD-WA-2Sponsor

Democrats · 6

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Jun 3, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 374–49

History

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  1. Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Apr 10, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. May 13, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  5. May 20, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Jul 15, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
  7. Jul 15, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jul 15, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Jan 12, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-437.
  10. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-437.
  11. Jan 12, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376.
  12. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3769-3771; text: CR H3769-3770)
  14. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2860.
  15. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseAt 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.
  16. Jun 3, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3810-3811)
  17. Jun 3, 2026Passed/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).House · Roll call 196
  18. Jun 3, 2026 · HouseOn 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).House · Roll call 196
  19. Jun 3, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Jun 4, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.