# 116-hr-4044: Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act

116-hr-4044, Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ); status Became Public Law No: 116-337. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4044
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act
- Status: Became Public Law No: 116-337.
- Introduced: 2019-07-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act This bill reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2026 and revises the National Estuary Program, which provides grants to protect or restore estuaries of national significance. Specifically, the bill expands the types of projects that qualify for grants under the program, such as projects that address issues related to coastal resiliency, stormwater runoff, or accelerated land loss.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2019-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2019-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2019-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2019-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2019-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2019-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2019-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2019-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2019-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2019-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2019-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2019-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2019-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2019-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2019-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2019-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2019-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2019-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2019-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2019-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2019-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-4044 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4044)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4044 (as of 2025-11-18).