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
Protecting and restoring estuaries is the goal of this resolution, which designates September 20–27, 2025 as National Estuaries Week and expresses support for the week's goals. It notes estuaries cover 13 percent of the continental U.S. yet contain nearly 40 percent of the population, 39 percent of the jobs, and 47 percent of the economic output. The text highlights estuaries' roles in supporting fisheries and jobs, filtering water, reducing flood and storm damage, and providing critical wildlife habitat, and it cites that restored wetlands can remove up to 80 percent of nitrogen and 70 percent of phosphorus. The resolution recognizes threats such as habitat loss, pollution, and sea level change and supports scientific study, protection, and restoration of estuaries.
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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
Cindy Hyde-Smith
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
Roger Wicker
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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