# 119-hr-1808: Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act of 2025

119-hr-1808, Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1808
- Congress: 119
- Title: Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Protect working waterfronts and fund their preservation and resilience.** This bill would create a Working Waterfronts Task Force, a competitive grant program, and a revolving loan fund to help coastal communities plan for, buy, adapt, and maintain waterfront lands for industry, fishing, and public access. - Coastal communities and waterfront businesses would be eligible for competitive grants to implement approved plans, including property acquisition, facility upgrades, and climate resilience activities. Federal support could cover up to 75 percent of project costs and technical assistance is capped at 5 percent of grant program funding. - State and local governments could enter capitalization agreements to set up a revolving Working Waterfronts Preservation Loan Fund. Eligible coastal states must deposit at least 20 percent of the capitalization grant into the Fund and annual administrative costs for the Fund are limited. - Disadvantaged communities and Tribal or Native Hawaiian organizations get built‑in priority and protections. Subsidies for disadvantaged communities are capped at 35 percent of a capitalization grant with a minimum 12 percent target when demand exists, and 0.2 percent of the Fund is reserved annually for Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. *Would authorize $50 million per year for 2025–2029 for the Working Waterfronts Grant Program and $50 million per year for 2025–2029 for the Preservation Loan Fund, which would increase federal outlays if appropriated.*

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to protect working waterfronts: benefit, medium. This bill would set up a competitive grant program to keep working docks and boat yards in use. States, tribes, local governments, nonprofits, and fishing co-ops could apply to buy or fix waterfront sites, add ramps or wharfs, or plan climate work. The program would be authorized at $50 million a y…
- State loan funds for waterfront projects: benefit, medium. This bill would let coastal states set up loan funds to preserve and improve working waterfronts. The federal government would provide $50 million a year for fiscal years 2025–2029 to capitalize these funds. To get a grant, a state would need to put in at least 20% of the amount. Loans could charge…

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- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-1808 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1808)

## Related
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1808 (as of 2026-09-21).