Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HJR37: CLEAN UP MARINE DEBRIS
Status: In committee, April 9, 2026
Supporting federal, state, and local efforts to clean up and remove marine debris from the state; urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to provide additional funding for those efforts and to remove barriers faced by tribes and rural communities in accessing those funds; and urging the Alaska Congressional delegation to advocate for increased federal funding and support for marine debris prevention, clean up, removal, backhaul, and education.
What the bill says
A resolution Supporting federal, state, and local efforts to clean up and remove marine debris from the state; urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to provide additional funding for those efforts and to remove barriers faced by tribes and rural communities in accessing those funds; and urging the Alaska Congressional delegation to advocate for increased federal funding and support for marine debris prevention, clean up, removal, backhaul, and education.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Supporting federal, state, and local efforts to clean up and remove marine debris from the state; urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to provide additional funding for those efforts and to remove barriers faced by tribes and rural communities in accessing those funds; and urging the Alaska Congressional delegation to advocate for increased federal funding and support for marine debris prevention, clean up, removal, backhaul, and education. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: WHEREAS Alaskans depend on a clean and healthy ocean and shoreline for sustainable economies, communities, and ways of life; and WHEREAS the state has more than 30,000 miles of shoreline and an estimated tidal shoreline of almost 50,000 miles, which is more than the rest of the United States combined; and WHEREAS the state's shoreline faces the North Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Alaska, and the Bering, Beaufort, and Chukchi seas; and HJR037a -1- HJR New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS1539\A WHEREAS marine debris causes many adverse effects, including entanglement of and ingestion by birds, fish, and other animals, exposure to toxic chemicals, habitat destruction, and interference with vessel transit and operations; and WHEREAS these adverse effects can interfere with subsistence, commercial, and recreational fishing, tourism, recreation, and other important aspects of life …
Sponsors
- Jeremy Bynum (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Rebecca Himschoot (I, HD-002)
Latest actions
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT
- : (H) Moved HJR 37 Out of Committee
- : (H) TRIBAL AFFAIRS at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106
- : (H) REFERRED TO RESOURCES
- : (H) FN1: ZERO(H.TRB/GOV)
- : (H) AM: FRIER, STORY, DIBERT
- : (H) DP: SCHWANKE
- : (H) TRB RPT 1DP 3AM
- : (H) TRB, RES
- : (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Subjects: WATER, TOURISM, FISH & GAME (FISH), FEDERAL AID, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, ANIMALS, ECONOMY, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
Common questions
- What is HJR37?
- HJR37 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): CLEAN UP MARINE DEBRIS.
- What does HJR37 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Supporting federal, state, and local efforts to clean up and remove marine debris from the state; urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to provide additional funding for those efforts and to remove barriers faced by tribes and rural communities in accessing those funds; and urging the Alaska Congressional delegation to advocate for increased federal funding and support for marine debris prevention, clean up, removal, backhaul, and education.
- What is the status of HJR37?
- In committee as of April 9, 2026. Latest action: (H) COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT (April 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR37?
- Jeremy Bynum (R, HD-001), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HJR37?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HJR 37
Source: official Alaska record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.