CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

David Joyce (R-OH)

GLRI Act of 2025

H.R. 284 · House bill Environmental Protection

A Republican bill with 26 Democratic cosponsors · See all 44 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the ``Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025''. It aims to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The legislation proposes amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Specifically, it seeks to add a funding provision for specific fiscal years. The bill calls for $500,000,000 for each of the fiscal years from 2027 through 2031.

Yes

  • Scored +7

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill provides $500,000,000 in annual funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to improve water quality and ecosystem health.

  • Scored +3

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    The funding for Great Lakes restoration provides environmental and economic benefits to residents in rural areas bordering the Great Lakes.

The opposite

  • Scored -1

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill increases government spending by allocating $500,000,000 annually for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.