{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-2860","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 2860","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text","title":"Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-04-10","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-06-03","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h196","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act","result":"Passed","yea":374,"nay":49,"present":0,"not_voting":7,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll196.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.","date":"2026-06-04"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-01-12","stage":"Reported to House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025"},{"k":"p","t":"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)."},{"k":"p","t":"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."}],"words":118},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Reauthorizes the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act by restating the membership, goal, duties and annual reporting of the Northwest Straits Advisory Commission and ending the authority to carry out the title 7 years after enactment.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2860/text/eh#H8305AD6DF20C4D9A9182196C4F3A4720"}]},"core_areas":["Northwest Straits Advisory Commission membership and administration","Commission goal and duties for marine resources of the Northwest Straits region","Commission annual report to Congress and the public","Seven-year sunset of authority"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Sets the Commission at 14 members: seven appointed by county marine resources committees, two by the Secretary of the Interior for Tribal governments, one by the Governor of Washington for the Puget Sound Partnership, and four other Governor appointees.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2860/text/eh#H8305AD6DF20C4D9A9182196C4F3A4720"}},{"text":"Requires the Commission to meet at least quarterly and requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to appoint a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employee as liaison to the Commission.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2860/text/eh#H8305AD6DF20C4D9A9182196C4F3A4720"}},{"text":"Sets the Commission's duties, including providing resources and technical support for marine resources committees, collecting marine resources data, developing restoration and protection recommendations, and serving as a public forum for informal policy discussion.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2860/text/eh#H8305AD6DF20C4D9A9182196C4F3A4720"}},{"text":"Requires the Commission to consult all affected Tribal governments in the Northwest Straits region to ensure its work does not violate Tribal treaty rights.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2860/text/eh#H8305AD6DF20C4D9A9182196C4F3A4720"}},{"text":"States that the title gives the Commission no authority to issue regulations or implement any Federal law or regulation.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2860/text/eh#H8305AD6DF20C4D9A9182196C4F3A4720"}},{"text":"Terminates the authority to carry out the title 7 years after the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2860/text/eh#H8305AD6DF20C4D9A9182196C4F3A4720"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-06-03","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2860/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2860","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2860/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-2860.png","v":"f78aed6e7558","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 2860, 119th Congress: Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025. House: 374 Yea, 49 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 3 Jun 2026."}}