# 119-hr-1124: Help Our Kelp Act of 2025

119-hr-1124, Help Our Kelp Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1124
- Congress: 119
- Title: Help Our Kelp Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a NOAA grant program to conserve and restore native kelp forest ecosystems and prevent large-scale losses.** The program would fund community-led restoration, monitoring, and non‑mechanized recovery actions while emphasizing Indigenous knowledge and long-term socioeconomic resilience. - Fishermen and coastal communities: Eligible to receive grants for restoration work such as targeted urchin removal, seeding, and actions that support seafood livelihoods and local resilience. - Indian Tribes: At least $750,000 each year is reserved for tribes, with match waivers possible for tribal lands and required outreach to tribal governments. - Researchers, nonprofits, and colleges: Can partner or lead projects that must include monitoring, evaluation, and collaboration with other eligible entities. - NOAA and program rules: NOAA would design guidelines and ranking criteria based on best available science and community engagement and limit federal grant shares to no more than 85 percent of project costs with narrow waiver options. *Would authorize $5.0 million per year from 2026 through 2030, totaling $25.0 million in authorized funding.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New grants to restore kelp forests: benefit, low. This bill would create NOAA grants to conserve and restore kelp forests within 180 days of enactment. Congress would authorize $5 million per year for 2026-2030, subject to future funding. Eligible applicants include fishing groups, universities, nonprofits, Tribes, states, and local governments, a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1124 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1124)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1124 (as of 2026-04-21).