{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2860","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2860,"title":"Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-04-10","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"L000560","fullName":"Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]","party":"D","state":"WA","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":6,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-06-04","text":"Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427."},"policyArea":"Environmental Protection","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"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-06-04","text":"Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-03","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-03","text":"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).","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":true},{"date":"2026-06-03","text":"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).","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":true},{"date":"2026-06-03","text":"Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3810-3811)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"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.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2860.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3769-3771; text: CR H3769-3770)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-02","text":"Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-12","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-12","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-437.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-12","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-437.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-15","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-15","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-15","text":"Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-20","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-13","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-10","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-10","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-10","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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).</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-06-16T14:21:51Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":660,"ts":"2026-10-13T06:36:21.744Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Northwest%20Straits%20Marine%20Conservation%20Initiative%20Reauthoriza"}]}}