HR10639Referred to Committee
Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-09-28
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Tim Walberg
Republican · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 98.1% (667 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/W000798
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Cosponsors (7)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4)Original· 2026-09-28
- David P. Joyce (R-OH-14)Original· 2026-09-28
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6)Original· 2026-09-28
- Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11)Original· 2026-09-28
- Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3)Original· 2026-09-28
- Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9)Original· 2026-09-28
- Tom Barrett (R-MI-7)Original· 2026-09-28
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2026-09-28
Plain-English Summary
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Subjects
Environmental Protection
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10639 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10639 To designate the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2026 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Huizenga, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Barrett, and Ms. Scholten) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To designate the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DESIGNATING THE GREAT LAKES COMMISSION AS A REGIONAL GREAT LAKES PARTNERSHIP. Section 10202(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (16 U.S.C. 1468(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: ``(E) The Great Lakes Commission (established pursuant to the Great Lakes Basin Compact to which Congress granted consent in the Act of July 24, 1968 (Public Law 90-419; 82 Stat. 414)), comprised of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.''; and (2) in paragraph (4)-- (A) by striking ``A partnership established under this section'' and inserting ``The partnership designated under paragraph (3)(E)''; and (B) by striking ``a Great Lake'' and inserting ``the Great Lakes''. <all>
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