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H.R. 6893119th CongressOn the floor calendarLatest action Aug 20, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act
Introduced:
Read the official bill on Congress.govThe Daily Digest gives the House's next meeting as 9 a.m., Thursday, August 27 — a pro forma session. A bill cannot be called up at one, so this page shows no live floor claim today. The record below is unchanged.
Senate Daily Digest · Aug 24, 2026Read the sourceSchedule checked Aug 25, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC
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Congress would renew the federal Chesapeake Bay office at NOAA and create new programs for education and habitat restoration.
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This bill renews and updates the federal office inside NOAA that focuses on the Chesapeake Bay. It would create two new programs: one supporting Bay-related education and teacher training for K-12 schools, and another supporting protection and restoration of species and habitats like oysters, blue crabs, striped bass, and underwater grasses.
Researchers, educators, fishermen, coastal communities, and state and local agencies around the Chesapeake Bay watershed would be most directly affected. Students and teachers in the region could also be affected through grant funding for environmental education programs.
Without renewal, the existing federal office focused on the Bay could lose its current structure and leadership requirements. The new programs would change how restoration efforts and school-based environmental education in the region are organized and funded.
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Right now: it's on the House floor calendar. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 664.