# 119-hr-10756: Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act

119-hr-10756, Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS); status introduced (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10756
- Congress: 119
- Title: Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-18

## Summary

**Reauthorizes Regional Ocean Partnerships but bars them from using federal funds to draft regulatory proposals or compliance programs.** The bill would also set new funding years and reporting deadlines and expand enforcement as an allowable activity. - Regional Ocean Partnerships and related groups would get renewed funding for activities through 2028–2031, with annual awards of about $10.6–$11.0 million and an adjusted authorization window of 2026–2031. - Partnerships, including Regional Coastal Partnerships and Regional Great Lakes Partnerships, would be prohibited from using these funds to develop regulatory proposals, model regulations, or compliance programs. - The bill would expand permitted regulatory activity to explicitly include enforcement, change certain geographic references, and require multiple reports with a reporting deadline no later than five years after enactment. *Would authorize roughly $10.6–$11.0 million in federal spending per year for FY2028–2031, increasing federal outlays by that amount over the period.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Enforcement and coverage changes for partnerships: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would add "enforcement" to the kinds of regulatory activities partnerships may undertake. If enacted, it would strike the words "natural and human-induced" from a related activity description. If enacted, the bill would replace a geographic reference from "Mexico" to "America"…
- Funding and limits for ocean partnerships: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would change the grant window from 2023–2027 to 2026–2031. It would provide grants of $10,630,812 for FY2028, $10,743,428 for FY2029, $10,858,296 for FY2030, and $10,975,462 for FY2031. If enacted, the bill would bar Regional Ocean Partnerships, including Regional Coastal Partn…

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- 119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10756 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10756)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4275)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10756 (as of 2026-10-18).