# 116-hr-5684: Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2019

116-hr-5684, Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5684
- Congress: 116
- Title: Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Introduced: 2020-01-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Chesapeake Bay Office, revises requirements concerning the office and its activities, and authorizes the office to establish a Chesapeake Bay watershed education and training program and a program to support coordinated management, protection, characterization, and restoration of priority habitats and living resources.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
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- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-5684 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5684)

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