Congress Proposes $2.5 Billion to Extend Great Lakes Cleanup and Protection Through 2031
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Small businesses in the Great Lakes region—especially those in tourism, fishing, recreation, and hospitality—benefit from cleaner water and restored habitats that attract visitors. Research suggests every GLRI dollar spent generates about $3.35 in economic activity in the region. Continued funding supports a tourism and outdoor recreation economy that employs hundreds of thousands across the eight-state region.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
After failing to receive Congressional approval before the end of 2024, a bipartisan group of U.S. representatives reintroduced a bill to extend the GLRI another five years, from 2027 to 2031. If passed, the initiative would authorize $500 million per year to protect nearly 25% of the world's freshwater.
A bipartisan duo is pushing the House to pass a Great Lakes conservation bill that has already cleared the Senate. The bill would reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) through fiscal 2031 and expand annual funding from $475 million to $500 million.
The U.S. Senate has approved the reauthorization through 2031 of a federal program that provides crucial funding for restoration and protection of Great Lakes ecosystems. Since 2010, the GLRI has pumped roughly $4 billion into thousands of projects across the watershed.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
GLRI Act of 2025
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