A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 20 through September 27, 2025, as "National Estuaries Week".
Sponsored By: Senator Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Passed Senate
Summary
National Estuaries Week designates the week of September 20–27, 2025 to raise awareness among the public and officials about the ecological and economic importance of estuaries. The resolution highlights estuaries' roles in jobs, fisheries, water filtration, and storm protection, notes threats like habitat loss, nutrient pollution, and sea level rise, and supports scientific study, restoration, and partnerships to protect and restore these coastal systems.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
RI • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
MS • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
ME • I
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
MS • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
ME • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
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