Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act of 2026

Roger F. Wicker

Republican · MS · Senator

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• Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)Original· 2026-02-05
• Christopher Murphy (D-CT)Original· 2026-02-05
• Edward J. Markey (D-MA)Original· 2026-02-05
• John Kennedy (R-LA)Original· 2026-02-05
• Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)Original· 2026-02-05
• Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)Original· 2026-02-05
• Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)Original· 2026-02-05
• Susan M. Collins (R-ME)Original· 2026-02-05
• Bill Cassidy (R-LA)· 2026-02-09
• Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)· 2026-02-24
• Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)· 2026-03-02
• Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)· 2026-04-13
• Maria Cantwell (D-WA)· 2026-04-21

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

2026-04-14

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This bill would extend and update federal funding and support for regional ocean partnerships—groups that work on coastal management, marine conservation, and ocean-related issues in different parts of the country. The legislation would help these partnerships continue their work on protecting marine ecosystems, managing fishing resources, and addressing ocean health challenges that affect coastal communities, fishermen, and businesses that depend on healthy oceans.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3791 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3791 To reauthorize Regional Ocean Partnerships, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 5, 2026 Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Coons, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Collins, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reauthorize Regional Ocean Partnerships, 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 Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIPS. Section 10202 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (16 U.S.C. 1468) is amended-- (1) in subsection (g)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act of 2026,'' after ``this Act,''; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``The report'' and inserting ``Each report''; and (2) in subsection (j)-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C); (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: ``(C) $11,572,444 for fiscal year 2028. ``(D) $11,688,168 for fiscal year 2029. ``(E) $11,805,050 for fiscal year 2030. ``(F) $11,923,101 for fiscal year 2031.''; and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2023 through 2027'' and inserting ``2026 through 2031''. <all>

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