Chesapeake Bay WATERS Act (Watershed Restoration & Science)

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2025-10-14 — New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act of 2025: cross-connection with ny-nj-watershed-protection: Both propose regional, nonregulatory, matching-grant watershed restoration programs modeled on the same federal template. (novelty: 2)
2026-03-04 — Maryland Whole Watershed Program Federal Partnership Act of 2026: cross-connection with maryland-whole-watershed-federal-partnership: Both bills channel federal support into Chesapeake Bay watershed restoration, with the Maryland partnership focusing on state-scale whole-watershed implementation. (novelty: 2)
2026-03-05 — Maryland Whole Watershed Program Federal Partnership Act: cross-connection with maryland-whole-watershed-program: Both concern federal engagement in Chesapeake Bay watershed restoration; Maryland’s Whole Watershed Program overlaps geographically and programmatically with Chesapeake Bay WATERS Act restoration and science efforts. (novelty: 2)
2026-07-15 — Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act: HR6893 (Chesapeake Bay WATERS Act) ordered reported in the nature of a substitute (amended) by unanimous consent on 2026-07-15, advancing training, education, restoration, and science activities for the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (novelty: 2)