# 117-hr-4768: DEFEND the Great Lakes Act

117-hr-4768, DEFEND the Great Lakes Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4768
- Congress: 117
- Title: DEFEND the Great Lakes Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2021-07-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Detrimental Erosion Forcing Enhanced Needs to the Defend the Great Lakes Act or the DEFEND the Great Lakes Act This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to initiate no fewer than five aquatic ecosystem restoration projects along the shoreline of the Great Lakes to reduce the risk of loss and degradation of coastal wetlands due to shoreline erosion.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4768 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4768)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4768 (as of 2025-11-18).