Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

BEACH Act of 2025

Chamber: United States House of Representatives (The United States of America)
Session: 119th Congress Current
**Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2025 or the BEACH Act of 2025** This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and expands an existing program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that awards grants to states and local governments to (1) monitor the water quality of coastal recreational waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public; and (2) notify the public, local governments, and the EPA when the water is not safe for recreational activities. Specifically, the bill expands the program to allow the EPA to award grants for identifying sources of contamination (i.e., pathogens) for coastal recreation waters. It also allows grants to be used for monitoring and notification of contamination in (1) shallow waters upstream from recreational waters, and (2) recreational waters on beaches.

Sponsors

(21)
DJ
David Joyce
Republican · Primary
FP
Frank Pallone
Democrat · Primary
DR
David Rouzer
Republican · Primary
ESS
Emilia Strong Sykes
Democrat · Primary
CP
Chris Pappas
Democrat · Cosponsor
SB
Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat · Cosponsor
JB
Julia Brownley
Democrat · Cosponsor
BF
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican · Cosponsor
GA
Gabe Amo
Democrat · Cosponsor
SC
Sean Casten
Democrat · Cosponsor
PJ
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat · Cosponsor
SM
Seth Magaziner
Democrat · Cosponsor
DM
Dave Min
Democrat · Cosponsor
JT
Jill Tokuda
Democrat · Cosponsor
TL
Ted Lieu
Democrat · Cosponsor
ZL
Zoe Lofgren
Democrat · Cosponsor
ND
Neal Dunn
Republican · Cosponsor
JH
Jared Huffman
Democrat · Cosponsor
SM
Sarah McBride
Democrat · Cosponsor
ESV
Eugene Simon Vindman
Democrat · Cosponsor
JH
Jahana Hayes
Democrat · Cosponsor

Legislative Votes

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