U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB6893: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act
Status: Passed one chamber, September 15, 2026
To reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
An act To reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 15, 2026:
AN ACT To reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act . SECTION 2. Reauthorization of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Chesapeake Bay Office Section 307 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 ( 15 U.S.C. 1511d ) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking (in this section and all that follows and inserting a period; (B) in paragraph (2), to read as and (B) shall be responsible for the administration and operation of the Office and the implementation of this section. ; and (C) by striking paragraph (3); (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (2), by striking Secretary of Commerce and inserting Administrator ; (B) in paragraph (3)-- (i) by inserting with and represent after coordinate ; (ii) by striking , the Chesapeake Bay Regional Sea Grant Programs, and the Chesapeake Bay units of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, and inserting for the Chesapeake Bay Program and that relate to the Chesapeake Bay watershed in furtherance of such Administration's coastal resource stewardship mission, ; (iii) in subparagraph (A)-- (I) in clauses (vi) and (vii), by striking and …
Sponsors
- Robert Scott (D, HD-VA-3) · primary sponsor
- Robert Wittman (R, HD-001)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R, HD-002)
- Sarah Elfreth (D, HD-003)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Glenn Ivey (D, HD-004)
- Jennifer McClellan (D, HD-004)
- April McClain-Delaney (D, HD-MD-6)
Latest actions
- : Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- : Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- : On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5584-5585)
- : Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- : On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- : Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5584-5586)
- : DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6893.
- : Considered under suspension of the rules.
- : Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 664.
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Education programs funding, Executive agency funding and structure, Fishes, Historic sites and heritage areas, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Water quality, Virginia
Common questions
- What is HB6893?
- HB6893 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act.
- What does HB6893 do?
- In its own words: An act To reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB6893?
- Passed one chamber as of September 15, 2026. Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (September 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB6893?
- Robert Scott (D, HD-VA-3), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6893?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6893
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