U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SR864: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2026, as "National Estuaries Week".
Status: In committee, September 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 17, 2026:
III 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 864 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17, 2026 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Cassidy , Ms. Alsobrooks , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mr. Booker , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Coons , Ms. Hassan , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Kim , Mr. King , Mr. Markey , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Murphy , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Reed , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Schiff , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Warner , Ms. Warren , Mr. Wicker , and Mr. Wyden ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 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 the United States continue to fuel economic growth across the United States, with employment from the estuarine and ocean economy growing at 4.5 percent in 2023, compared to …
Sponsors
- Whitehouse, Sheldon (D) · primary sponsor
- Cassidy, Bill (R)
- Alsobrooks, Angela (D)
- Baldwin, Tammy (D)
- Blumenthal, Richard (D)
- Lisa Rochester (D, SD-DE)
- Booker, Cory (D)
- Cantwell, Maria (D)
- Coons, Christopher (D)
- Margaret Hassan (D, SD-NH)
- Hirono, Mazie (D)
- Kaine, Timothy (D)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S4801-4802)
- : Submitted in Senate
Subjects: Environmental Protection
Common questions
- What is SR864?
- SR864 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2026, as "National Estuaries Week".
- What is the status of SR864?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S4801-4802) (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR864?
- Whitehouse, Sheldon (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR864?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-re/864
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