Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act (H.R. 6893)
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
9/15/2026 • Senate
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.
Reported to House • 8/20/2026
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Originated in the House
Introduced
December 18, 2025
Committee Review
March 26, 2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Floor Debate
September 14, 2026
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September 14, 2026
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