H.R. 2860Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rick Larsen [D-WA-02]
Cosponsors: 6 · 6 Democrats
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Committee: Natural Resources Committee
Latest action: Jun 4, 2026 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.

IntroducedApr 10, 2025
Passed the HouseJun 3, 2026
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
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What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill revises and reauthorizes for seven years the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative and its Northwest Straits Advisory Commission. The initiative and the commission work to protect and restore marine waters, habitats, and species of the Northwest Straits region (i.e., the waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and of Puget Sound from the Canadian border to the south end of Snohomish County in Washington state).

Among other duties, the commission must provide resources and technical support for marine resources committees, develop scientifically sound restoration and protection recommendations, and serve as a public forum for informal policy discussions about the marine ecosystem of the Northwest Straits region.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2860 as reported to House on Jan 12, 2026. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 196

House Jun 3, 2026

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

374 Yea 49 Nay 7 not voting

Crossed both parties 49 of 423 voting members broke with their own party: 49 Republicans.

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All members430 members

Democratic212 members

Independent1 member

Republican217 members

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Cosponsors6 · 6 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2860 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

DEmily Randall [D-WA-06]Original2026 profile

DMarilyn Strickland [D-WA-10]Joined May 19, 20252026 profile

DSuzan K. DelBene [D-WA-01]Joined May 19, 20252026 profile

DAdam Smith [D-WA-09]Joined May 20, 20252026 profile

DPramila Jayapal [D-WA-07]Joined May 23, 20252026 profile

DKim Schrier [D-WA-08]Joined Jul 25, 20252026 profile

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H.R. 2860Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 196

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors6 · 6 Democrats

H.R. 2860Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 196

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors6 · 6 Democrats

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