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H.R. 5266: To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 5266: To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes.

113th Congress · introduced 2014-07-30 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-07-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize and revise the National Estuary Program for FY2014-FY2018. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to make competitive awards to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the economic and ecological well-being of coastal areas, including: extensive seagrass habitat losses, recurring harmful algae blooms, unusual marine mammal mortalities, invasive exotic species, jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons, flooding which may be related to sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss, or low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · 4 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Rick Larsen (D-WA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr5266 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113