Mike Ezell (R-MS)
Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act. It updates the rules for Regional Ocean Partnerships and extends their programs. The text changes certain definitions and updates reporting requirements for these groups. It also sets specific funding amounts for the partnerships from fiscal year 2028 through fiscal year 2031. Finally, it adds a rule that stops these partnerships from using the provided funds to create regulatory proposals, model regulations, or compliance programs.
Yes
- Scored +3
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill reauthorizes and updates programs for Regional Ocean Partnerships to support coastal and ocean health.
- Scored +2
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill updates and adds reporting requirements for Regional Ocean Partnerships.
The opposite
- Scored -2
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill authorizes continuous federal funding commitments totaling over $10 million annually from fiscal year 2028 through 2031.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 2(6)(C) adds a funding limitation stating that no amounts made available under the subsection may be used by a Regional Ocean Partnership, including any Regional Coastal Partnership or Regional Great Lakes Partnership, to develop any regulatory proposal, model regulation, or compliance program. This could be seen as positive because it prevents these specific partnerships from using federal funds to create new regulations or compliance programs that might burden individuals or groups.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The text explicitly lists funding authorizations in Section 2(6)(A)(iii) totaling over $10 million for each fiscal year from 2028 through 2031 (such as $10,630,812 for fiscal year 2028 and $10,975,462 for fiscal year 2031). This could be viewed as a negative outcome or burden by taxpayers because it continuously commits public funds to these specific partnerships over multiple years.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill reauthorizes and updates programs for Regional Ocean Partnerships to support coastal and ocean health.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill authorizes continuous federal funding commitments totaling over $10 million annually from fiscal year 2028 through 2031.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill updates and adds reporting requirements for Regional Ocean Partnerships.
- 10/6/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
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