Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
BEACH Act of 2025
Chamber: United States House of Representatives (The United States of America)
**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)
DJDavid Joyce
Republican · Primary
FPFrank Pallone
Democrat · Primary
DRDavid Rouzer
Republican · Primary
ESSEmilia Strong Sykes
Democrat · Primary
CPChris Pappas
Democrat · Cosponsor
SBSuzanne Bonamici
Democrat · Cosponsor
JBJulia Brownley
Democrat · Cosponsor
BFBrian Fitzpatrick
Republican · Cosponsor
SCSean Casten
Democrat · Cosponsor
PJPramila Jayapal
Democrat · Cosponsor
SMSeth Magaziner
Democrat · Cosponsor
JTJill Tokuda
Democrat · Cosponsor
ZLZoe Lofgren
Democrat · Cosponsor
JHJared Huffman
Democrat · Cosponsor
SMSarah McBride
Democrat · Cosponsor
ESVEugene Simon Vindman
Democrat · Cosponsor
JHJahana Hayes
Democrat · Cosponsor
Legislative Votes
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