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GLRI Act of 2026

Introduced Feb 11, 2025

Latest action (Sep 29, 2026) Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5184)

Referred to
Environment and Public Works Committee
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Issues
Climate & Energy
Legislative subjects (16)
Aquatic ecologyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGreat LakesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIllinoisIndianaLakes and riversMarine pollutionMichiganMinnesotaNew York StateOhioPennsylvaniaWater qualityWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWisconsin

Summary
  • Reauthorizes the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act through fiscal year 2031.
  • Authorizes five hundred million dollars annually for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

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)
12 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Gary C. Peters’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • Employer not reported $32,750
  • THE ROOSEVELT GROUP $21,500
  • DTE ENERGY $15,000
  • SPACEX $10,900
  • ROCKET CENTRAL $9,900

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Gary C. Peters → · Outside spending →

Actions (7)
  1. Sep 29, 2026 Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5184) · senate
  2. Sep 29, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5184)
  3. Sep 29, 2026 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5184) · senate
  4. Sep 29, 2026 Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. · senate
  5. Apr 15, 2026 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. · senate
  6. Feb 11, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. · senate
  7. Feb 11, 2025 Introduced in Senate

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • HR 284 — GLRI Act of 2025 (shares 16 subjects)
  • HR 9497 — Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (shares 13 subjects)
  • S 4949 — Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (shares 12 subjects)
  • HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 11 subjects)
  • 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)

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.

  • HR 284 — GLRI Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 85%
  • S 2878 — Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act · Became Law Dec 26, 2025 · Cong. 119 68%
  • S 3833 — LCBP Enhancements Act of 2026 · Introduced Feb 11, 2026 · Cong. 119 65%
  • S 4350 — Southeast New England Program Authorization Act of 2026 · Introduced Apr 21, 2026 · Cong. 119 64%
  • S 2880 — Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 · Introduced Sep 18, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • S 3796 — Ohio River Restoration Program Act of 2026 · Introduced Feb 5, 2026 · Cong. 119 64%

Text versions (2)
  • Engrossed in Senate · Sep 29, 2026
  • Introduced in Senate · Feb 11, 2025

Committee action

What happened to this bill in committee — the meetings where it was considered and every recorded vote taken on it.

Meetings where this bill was on the agenda

Full text

AN ACT

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 2026” or the “GLRI Act of 2026”.

SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE.

Section 118(c)(7)(J) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(7)(J)) is amended by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:

“(i) In general.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $475,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2030.”.

Passed the Senate September 29, 2026.

Attest:

Secretary. 119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 528

AN ACT

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

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