# 119-s-3833: LCBP Enhancements Act of 2026

119-s-3833, LCBP Enhancements Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3833
- Congress: 119
- Title: LCBP Enhancements Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Creates a formal, ongoing fiscal-agent framework for the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program to lock in funding continuity and clearer oversight.** The bill would require the Steering Committee and the Administrator to jointly choose, monitor, and periodically re-evaluate a qualifying fiscal agent. - Organizations that could serve as the fiscal agent would face new selection rules and evaluation timelines. The Steering Committee and the Administrator would jointly select the fiscal agent, require it be headquartered in the Lake Champlain drainage basin or, if none is suitable, in New York or Vermont, and assess effectiveness starting as soon as practicable and then at least every five years; the Administrator must report assessment findings within 90 days. - Local program staff, grantees, and projects would see more stable funding arrangements. Funding could be awarded to the designated fiscal agent without competition until a replacement is chosen, and unobligated or unexpended funds may be re-obligated to a new agent to preserve continuity of staff, programming, awards, and administration. - Fisheries managers, researchers, and regional partners would gain a clearer federal role. The bill would authorize the U.S. Section of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to work on Lake Champlain and related Saint Lawrence River basin areas in Vermont and New York on fisheries research, sea lamprey control, invasive-species prevention, restoration, monitoring, and public engagement, and to partner with federal, state, academic, nonprofit, local, and Canadian or Quebec authorities. It also defines the terms ‘fiscal agent’ and ‘Steering Committee’ and extends the programs statutory term to 2032.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Great Lakes commission work on Lake Champlain: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let the U.S. Section of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission do work on Lake Champlain and nearby Saint Lawrence River areas in New York and Vermont. Authorized work would include fisheries research, monitoring, restoration, sea lamprey control, invasive species prevention…
- Lake Champlain program extended to 2032: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would change the program end year from 2027 to 2032. The substitution would take effect on enactment. Grants and program rules under the statute would remain authorized until 2032.
- New rules for Lake Champlain fiscal agent: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Steering Committee and the EPA Administrator to jointly pick a fiscal agent for the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program. The fiscal agent would handle payroll, pay bills, sign and run funding agreements, and act as a fiduciary as the Steering Committee…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3833 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3833)

## Related
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3833 (as of 2026-09-10).