CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

David Joyce (R-OH)

BEACH Act of 2025

H.R. 583 · House bill Environmental Protection

A Republican bill with 29 Democratic cosponsors · See all 38 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, titled the "Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. It focuses on updating grants used for monitoring the quality of water in coastal recreation areas. The legislation expands the definition of these waters to include nearby shallow upstream waters. It also allows states or local governments to use grants to identify specific sources of contamination. Finally, the bill updates the years for which specific grant funding is authorized.

Yes

  • Scored +3

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill enhances water quality monitoring and contamination identification for coastal areas.

  • Scored +1

    Does this put more money into scientific research?

    The bill encourages the use of innovative testing technologies for water contamination.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.