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H.R. 284: GLRI Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-09 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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Official title

GLRI Act of 2025

Plain summary

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025 or the GLRI Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which carries out programs and projects to protect and restore the Great Lakes.

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Official text

GLRI Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] · 44 cosponsors

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Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Pete Stauber (R-MN), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Bill Foster (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Mike Kelly (R-PA), John James (R-MI), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Michael A. Rulli (R-OH), Angie Craig (D-MN), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Lisa C. McClain (R-MI), Tony Wied (R-WI), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), George Latimer (D-NY), Josh Riley (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Words on this page, explained (2)
Ballot initiative
A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr284 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills