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GLRI Act of 2025

To reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 9, 2025

Latest action (Jan 10, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Legislative subjects (16)
Aquatic ecologyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGreat LakesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIllinoisIndianaLakes and riversMarine pollutionMichiganMinnesotaNew York StateOhioPennsylvaniaWater qualityWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWisconsin

Summary

This bill reauthorizes the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by authorizing $500 million in funding for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2031. The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is a program that supports restoration and protection of the Great Lakes ecosystem. The bill extends the program's authorization of appropriations beyond current levels.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
44 cosponsors

Actions (3)
  1. Jan 10, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. · house
  2. Jan 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
  3. Jan 9, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 10 subjects)
  • HR 2293 — Cormorant Relief Act of 2025 (shares 9 subjects)
  • S 1255 — Cormorant Relief Act of 2025 (shares 9 subjects)
  • HR 1073 — Great Lakes Gateways Network Act of 2025 (shares 9 subjects)
  • HR 1514 — Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act of 2025 (shares 8 subjects)
  • HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 8 subjects)
  • HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 8 subjects)
  • S 1078 — Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act (shares 8 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 528 — GLRI Act of 2025 · Introduced Apr 15, 2026 · Cong. 119 85%
  • S 2878 — Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act · Became Law Dec 26, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 2731 — Great Lakes Mapping Act of 2025 · Introduced Apr 8, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • HR 1304 — Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 · Introduced Feb 13, 2025 · Cong. 119 63%
  • HR 3361 — Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 · Introduced May 13, 2025 · Cong. 119 62%
  • HR 1073 — Great Lakes Gateways Network Act of 2025 · Introduced Feb 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 62%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 9, 2025

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Full text

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025” or the “GLRI Act of 2025”.

SEC. 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.”. <all>

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