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H.R. 4677: New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act

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H.R. 4677: New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-22 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 417.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 417. 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.

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Official title

New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act

Plain summary

New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act This bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Program, a nonregulatory program, to coordinate restoration and protection activities among government entities and conservation partners throughout the watershed. The bill also establishes the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Grant Program, a voluntary grant and technical assistance program, to provide competitive matching grants to certain entities to implement restoration and protection activities for the watershed.

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Official text

New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · 28 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4677, New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act (2022-04-27)

Cosponsors on this site

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4677 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117