Congress·In Committee·H.R. 5762

New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act of 2025

New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Program

Oct 14, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

This bill is one vehicle in a longer effort. See the full story across every version.View effort →

Next up: A house committeeNo action in 9 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Natural Resources where it must be reviewed before it can move forward. Nothing has happened with this proposal since October 2025. Because there has been no action for eight months, the bill is considered stalled.

Legislative Progress

House

Senate

President

Law

Could go either way

The bill has strong bipartisan support from both New York and New Jersey representatives, but it still needs to pass through committees and compete for funding in a tight budget.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 2982 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 2982 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill creates a new program to protect and fix the land and water around the New York-New Jersey Harbor. It aims to improve water quality, protect fish and wildlife, and help communities prepare for climate change using natural solutions like green shorelines.
The government would provide $20 million every year from 2026 through 2031. Most of this money will go toward grants for local governments, colleges, and nonprofit groups to start cleanup and restoration projects.
The plan focuses on helping neighborhoods that have dealt with high levels of pollution in the past. For these disadvantaged or rural areas, the federal government could pay for up to 100 percent of a project's cost.
The program is designed to be voluntary and non-regulatory. This means it focuses on giving out money and advice to help local groups finish their own conservation plans rather than creating new laws or restrictions on land use.

Impact Analysis

Govbase has not yet run an impact analysis on this legislation.

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Oct 14, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Oct 14, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 5762

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Data Sources

Congress.gov

Official legislative information

Read Full Bill Text

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(26)

D: 21R: 5

Analysis generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.