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H.R. 284

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 284, the GLRI Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 9, 2025 by Rep. David Joyce (R) with 44 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and last saw action on Jan 10, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Record

Text

H.R. 284 has 44 co-sponsors.

hb284/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 284 IH: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-09
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 284  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 9, 2025   Mr. Joyce of Ohio  (for himself,  Mr. Huizenga ,  Mrs. Dingell ,  Ms. Kaptur ,  Mr. Stauber ,  Mr. Moolenaar ,  Mr. Schneider ,  Ms. Tenney ,  Ms. Stevens ,  Mr. Foster ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Ms. Schakowsky ,  Mr. Morelle ,  Ms. Moore of Wisconsin ,  Mr. Casten ,  Mr. Bergman ,  Ms. Scholten ,  Mr. Krishnamoorthi ,  Mr. Thanedar ,  Mr. Mrvan ,  Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. James ,  Mr. Steil ,  Ms. McDonald Rivet ,  Mrs. Sykes ,  Mr. Walberg ,  Mr. Barrett , and  Ms. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025   or the   GLRI Act of 2025  .
2.
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative reauthorization
Section 118(c)(7)(J)(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(7)(J)(i) ) is amended—
(1)
in subclause (V), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in subclause (VI), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(VII)
$500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
  .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-09
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 9, 2025

hb284/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/09/2025)

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025 or the GLRI Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which carries out programs and projects to protect and restore the Great Lakes.

Sponsors

Rep. David Joyce (R) sponsors H.R. 284, and 44 members have co-sponsored it, 27 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 284 went before 2 committees: Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 10, 2025 · 85 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Jan 9, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 284 has taken 3 actions since Jan 9, 2025, the latest on Jan 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 10, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Jan 9, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 284 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 284, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 284 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • GLRI Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • GLRI Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 53 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 284 in 31 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Natural Resources, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Energy/Nuclear, Agriculture, Transportation, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia17—
THE CONSERVATION FUND—Virginia17—
NATURE CONSERVANCY—Virginia16—
TROUT UNLIMITED—Virginia15—
AMERICAN RIVERS ACTION FUNDNonprofitDistrict of Columbia14—
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY CENTER—Illinois12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION17—
THE CONSERVATION FUND17—
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY16—
TROUT UNLIMITED15—
AMERICAN RIVERS ACTION FUND14—
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY CENTER12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 53.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHAD LORD117
CHRISTINA HAZARD117
EMILY DOUCE117
JACOB COOKE117
JOHN GARDER117
KELLY REED117
MICHAEL JOHNSON117
STACIA STANEK117
ALEXANDRA MURDOCH116
APRIL DONNELLY116
BRENT KEITH116
CATHY BAKER116
CHEYENNE YOUNG116
CHRISTIAN STUMPF116
CHRISTINA MCGREGOR116
ELLICIA SANCHEZ116
GREGORY JACOB116
JAINA MOAN116
JAMES HOWE116
JENNIFER CONNER NELMS116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2025 second_quarter$2.3M2nd Quarter - Report
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2025 fourth_quarter$1.3M4th Quarter - Report
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2026 second_quarter$900K2nd Quarter - Report
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2025 third_quarter$790K3rd Quarter - Report
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2025 first_quarter$680K1st Quarter - Report
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2026 first_quarter$640K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$266.9K2nd Quarter - Report
THE CONSERVATION FUNDTHE CONSERVATION FUND2025 fourth_quarter$220K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$216.7K3rd Quarter - Report
THE CONSERVATION FUNDTHE CONSERVATION FUND2025 third_quarter$200K3rd Quarter - Report
THE CONSERVATION FUNDTHE CONSERVATION FUND2026 second_quarter$180K2nd Quarter - Report
THE CONSERVATION FUNDTHE CONSERVATION FUND2026 first_quarter$180K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$150.7K2nd Quarter - Report
THE CONSERVATION FUNDTHE CONSERVATION FUND2025 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$139.4K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$127.3K1st Quarter - Report
TROUT UNLIMITEDTROUT UNLIMITED2026 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
TROUT UNLIMITEDTROUT UNLIMITED2026 first_quarter$120K1st Quarter - Report
TROUT UNLIMITEDTROUT UNLIMITED2025 fourth_quarter$120K4th Quarter - Report
TROUT UNLIMITEDTROUT UNLIMITED2025 third_quarter$120K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 284 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 284’s is Environmental Protection.

hr284/policy-areas.txt
Environmental ProtectionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 284, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOYCE of Ohio:H.R. 284.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H92]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com