# 117-hr-4677: New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act

117-hr-4677, New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 417. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4677
- Congress: 117
- Title: New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 417.
- Introduced: 2021-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 28
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act This bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Program, a nonregulatory program, to coordinate restoration and protection activities among government entities and conservation partners throughout the watershed. The bill also establishes the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Grant Program, a voluntary grant and technical assistance program, to provide competitive matching grants to certain entities to implement restoration and protection activities for the watershed.

## Cosponsors (28)

- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2021-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2021-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2021-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2022-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2021-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4677 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4677)

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- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
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- [117-hr-695: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-695)
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