U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1524: Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2026, as "National Estuaries Week".
Status: In committee, September 10, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 10, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1524 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2026 Mr. Mast (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Haridopolos , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Buchanan , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Ezell , Mr. Kean , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Strickland , Mr. Lieu , Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Fine , Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia , Ms. McBride , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Goodlander , Ms. Schrier , Mr. Moylan , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Weber of Texas , Ms. Randall , Mr. Wittman , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , and Mr. LaLota ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2026, as National Estuaries Week . Whereas estuary regions cover only 4 percent of the land area in the continental United States but contain nearly 40 percent of the population, percent of the jobs, and 47 percent of the economic output of the United States; Whereas the oceans, estuaries, and Great Lakes of …
Sponsors
- Brian Mast (R, HD-FL-21) · primary sponsor
- Rick Larsen (D, HD-002)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D)
- Mike Haridopolos (R, HD-FL-8)
- Suzan DelBene (D, HD-001)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R, HD-001)
- Vern Buchanan (R, HD-FL-16)
- Kathy Castor (D, HD-014)
- Troy Carter (D, HD-LA-2)
- Nanette Barragan (D)
- Kevin Mullin (D, HD-CA-15)
- Salud Carbajal (D)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Environmental Protection
Common questions
- What is HR1524?
- HR1524 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2026, as "National Estuaries Week".
- What is the status of HR1524?
- In committee as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (September 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1524?
- Brian Mast (R, HD-FL-21), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1524?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1524
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