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House bill · H.R. 6893 (119th Congress)

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Sep 15, 2026

Sponsor: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (U.S. Representative, VA-3, Democratic)

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Summary

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act This bill reauthorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Chesapeake Bay Office and modifies requirements concerning the office and its activities, such as new consultation requirements. (The office partners with the Chesapeake Bay Program to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay.) The bill also provides statutory authority for the office's Chesapeake Bay watershed education and training program for elementary and secondary schools. Further, the bill authorizes the office to establish a program to support coordinated management, protection, characterization, and restoration of priority Chesapeake Bay habitats and living resources.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives

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Full history

  1. Sep 15, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    U.S. Senate

  2. Sep 14, 2026

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H5584-5586)

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5584-5586)

  3. Sep 14, 2026

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H5584-5586)

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5584-5586)

  4. Sep 14, 2026

    Debate - the House Proceeded With Forty Minutes of Debate on H.R. 6893.

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6893.

    U.S. House of Representatives

  5. Sep 14, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Sep 14, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  2. Sep 14, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    U.S. House of Representatives

  3. Aug 20, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 664.

  4. Aug 20, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 664.

  5. Aug 20, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-763.

  6. Aug 20, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-763.

  7. Jul 15, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  8. Jul 15, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  9. Jul 15, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  10. Jul 15, 2026

    Introduced

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

    U.S. House

  11. Jul 15, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  12. Jul 15, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  13. Jul 15, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  14. Jul 15, 2026

    In committee

    Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged

  15. Jul 15, 2026

    In committee

    Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged

  16. Jul 15, 2026

    In committee

    Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged

  17. Mar 26, 2026

    Hearing held

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  18. Mar 26, 2026

    Hearing held

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  19. Mar 26, 2026

    Hearing held

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  20. Mar 19, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

  21. Mar 19, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

  22. Mar 19, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

  23. Dec 18, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  24. Dec 18, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  25. Dec 18, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    U.S. House of Representatives

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