NOAA's Chesapeake Bay Office renewed with new education programs
Passed one chamberH.R. 6893Latest action
Sponsor: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Representative · VA
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Official title: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act
119th Congress
Topics: Environment & energy
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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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What does this do?
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.
Who does it affect?
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.
Why does it matter?
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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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedDec 18, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Sep 15, 2026
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.