H.R. 6893 · 119th Congress
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act
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- House Introduced Dec 18, 2025
- House Passed Sep 14, 2026
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House · Aug 20, 2026
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act
This bill reauthorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Chesapeake Bay Office and modifies requirements concerning the office and its activities, such as new consultation requirements. (The office partners with the Chesapeake Bay Program to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay.)
The bill also provides statutory authority for the office's Chesapeake Bay watershed education and training program for elementary and secondary schools.
Further, the bill authorizes the office to establish a program to support coordinated management, protection, characterization, and restoration of priority Chesapeake Bay habitats and living resources.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act
Latest action (Sep 15, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 18, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Dec 18, 2025
- House Passed Sep 14, 2026
No recorded floor vote found.