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H.R. 3962

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 3962, the ESTUARIES Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 12, 2025 by Rep. Shomari Figures (D) with 26 co-sponsors. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on Dec 16, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Record

Text

H.R. 3962 has 26 co-sponsors.

hb3962/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 3962 EH: Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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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.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 3962
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act   or the   ESTUARIES Act  .
2.
National estuary program
Section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking  and Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida  and inserting  Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida; and Mississippi Sound, Mississippi ; and
(2)
in subsection (i)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking  2026  and inserting  2031 .
3.
Ineligibility with respect to fiscal years 2025 and 2026
With respect to the amendment made by section 2(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not use for the implementation of that amendment, including, with respect to Mississippi Sound, Mississippi, convening a management conference, developing or carrying out a comprehensive conservation and management plan, or providing grants under section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330 )—
(1)
any amounts appropriated to carry out the national estuary program under that section for fiscal year 2025; or
(2)
unless the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2026 is at least $850,000 more than the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2024, any amounts appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2026.
     Passed the House of Representatives December 15, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-06-12
  2. Passed House2025-12-15
  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 Jun 12, 2025

hb3962/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (06/12/2025)

Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act or the ESTUARIES Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 grants provided under the National Estuary Program to protect and restore estuaries of national significance. Estuaries are coastal waterbodies where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with the ocean’s saltwater. Under the existing program, the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants for (1) developing and implementing comprehensive conservation and management plans for estuaries of national significance, and (2) addressing issues that threaten the ecological and economic well-being of such estuaries. The existing program provides grants to states, regional water pollution control agencies and entities, state coastal zone management agencies, interstate agencies, other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, organizations, and individuals.

Sponsors

Rep. Shomari Figures (D) sponsors H.R. 3962, and 26 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3962 went before 3 committees: Environment and Public Works, Transportation and Infrastructure and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee.

Environment and Public Works
Environment and Public Works
Referred To · Dec 16, 2025 · 257 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Reported By · Dec 12, 2025 · 156 Bills
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred to · Jun 13, 2025 · 85 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 3962, the latest H. Rept. 119-400.

  • H. Rept. 119-400 — ENHANCING SCIENCE, TREATMENT, AND UPKEEP OF AMERICA'S RESILIENT AND IMPORTANT ESTUARINE SYSTEMS ACT

Actions

H.R. 3962 has taken 15 actions since Jun 12, 2025, the latest on Dec 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 16, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Environment and Public Works Committee
Dec 15, 202515:41
House
Mr. Johnson (SD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 15, 202515:42
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5872-5873)
Dec 15, 202515:42
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3962.
Dec 15, 202515:53
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5872)

Votes

H.R. 3962 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 3962.

Titles

H.R. 3962 goes by 11 titles, 8 of them short titles.

  • Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • ESTUARIES Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • ESTUARIES Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • ESTUARIES Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • ESTUARIES Act — Display Title
  • Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • ESTUARIES Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 38 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3962 in 9 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), Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources, Transportation, Agriculture, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATURE CONSERVANCY—Virginia14—
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC.—District of Columbia13—
ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMS501(c)3 organization that represents National Estuary ProgramsCalifornia12$100K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY14—
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC.13—
ESP ADVISORS, LLC12$100K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 38.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDRA MURDOCH114
APRIL DONNELLY114
BRENT KEITH114
BRIDGET COLLINS114
CATHERINE BARRETT114
CATHY BAKER114
CHEYENNE YOUNG114
CHRISTIAN STUMPF114
CHRISTINA MCGREGOR114
CHRISTINE SUR114
ELLICIA SANCHEZ114
GREGORY JACOB114
JAINA MOAN114
JAMES HOWE114
JENNIFER CONNER NELMS114
KAMERAN ONLEY114
KATHLEEN TORPY114
LUCY BROOKHAM114
MICHAEL O'REILLY114
MICHELLE DIETZ114

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 CONSERVANCY2025 third_quarter$790K3rd Quarter - Report
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2026 first_quarter$640K1st Quarter - Report
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC.JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$200K4th Quarter - Report
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC.JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC.2026 second_quarter$180K2nd Quarter - Report
JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC.JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC.2026 first_quarter$180K1st Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMSESP ADVISORS, LLC2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMSESP ADVISORS, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3962 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3962’s is Environmental Protection.

hr3962/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

H.R. 3962 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Intergovernmental relations to Wetlands.

hr3962/subjects.txt
Intergovernmental relationsMarine pollutionState and local government operationsWater qualityWetlands

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3962, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 101 (Thursday, June 12, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FIGURES:H.R. 3962.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H2822]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com