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S. 528

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 528, the GLRI Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 11, 2025 by Sen. Gary Peters (D) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on Apr 15, 2026: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.

Record

Text

S. 528 has 12 co-sponsors.

sb528/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S528 IS: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-11
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 528  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 11, 2025   Mr. Peters  (for himself,  Mr. Young ,  Ms. Klobuchar ,  Mr. Moreno ,  Ms. Baldwin ,  Mr. Husted ,  Mr. Durbin ,  Ms. Smith ,  Mrs. Gillibrand ,  Mr. Fetterman ,  Ms. Slotkin ,  Mr. Schumer , and  Ms. Duckworth ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Environment and Public Works    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. Introduced2025-02-11
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  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 Senate Feb 11, 2025

sb528/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (02/11/2025)

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

Sen. Gary Peters (D) sponsors S. 528, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 528 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works
Environment and Public Works
Hearings By (full committee) · Apr 15, 2026 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 528 has taken 3 actions since Feb 11, 2025, the latest on Apr 15, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.Environment and Public Works Committee
Feb 11, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Environment and Public Works Committee
Feb 11, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 528 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 528, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 528 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
  • A bill to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 52 registered lobbyists who named S. 528 in 25 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
THE CONSERVATION FUND—Virginia17—
NATURE CONSERVANCY—Virginia16—
TROUT UNLIMITED—Virginia15—
AMERICAN RIVERS ACTION FUNDNonprofitDistrict of Columbia14—
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE CONSERVATION FUND17—
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY16—
TROUT UNLIMITED15—
AMERICAN RIVERS ACTION FUND14—
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 52.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JACOB COOKE117
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
KAMERAN ONLEY116
LUCY BROOKHAM116
MICHAEL O'REILLY116
MICHELLE DIETZ116

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
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
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
TROUT UNLIMITEDTROUT UNLIMITED2025 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
THE CONSERVATION FUNDTHE CONSERVATION FUND2025 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Amendme…

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 528 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 16 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 528’s is Environmental Protection.

s528/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

Legislative Subjects

S. 528 carries 16 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Aquatic ecology to Wisconsin.

s528/subjects.txt
Aquatic ecologyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGreat LakesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIllinoisIndianaLakes and riversMarine pollutionMichiganMinnesotaNew York StateOhioPennsylvaniaWater qualityWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWisconsin

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com