A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 20 through September 27, 2025, as "National Estuaries Week".
Sponsored By: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Passed Senate
Summary
Protecting and restoring estuaries is the goal of this resolution, which designates September 20–27, 2025 as National Estuaries Week and expresses support for the week's goals. It notes estuaries cover 13 percent of the continental U.S. yet contain nearly 40 percent of the population, 39 percent of the jobs, and 47 percent of the economic output. The text highlights estuaries' roles in supporting fisheries and jobs, filtering water, reducing flood and storm damage, and providing critical wildlife habitat, and it cites that restored wetlands can remove up to 80 percent of nitrogen and 70 percent of phosphorus. The resolution recognizes threats such as habitat loss, pollution, and sea level change and supports scientific study, protection, and restoration of estuaries.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI • D
Cosponsors
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Christopher Coons
DE • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Maggie Hassan
NH • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Mazie Hirono
HI • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS • R
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Timothy Kaine
VA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
John Kennedy
LA • R
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Andy Kim
NJ • D
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Angus King
ME • I
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Edward Markey
MA • D
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Jeff Merkley
OR • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Christopher Murphy
CT • D
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Patty Murray
WA • D
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Alex Padilla
CA • D
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John Reed
RI • D
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Brian Schatz
HI • D
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Adam Schiff
CA • D
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Jeanne Shaheen
NH • D
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Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
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Mark Warner
VA • D
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Elizabeth Warren
MA • D
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Roger Wicker
MS • R
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Ron Wyden
OR • D
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Bill Cassidy
LA • R
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Angela Alsobrooks
MD • D
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Tammy Baldwin
WI • D
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Cory Booker
NJ • D
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Maria Cantwell
WA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Susan Collins
ME • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
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