Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization Act
USA119th CongressS-3022| Senate
| Updated: 11/20/2025
Dan Sullivan
Republican Senator
Alaska
Cosponsors (1)
Environment and Public Works Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill, titled the Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization Act, seeks to extend the operational period for certain Environmental Protection Agency programs. Its core purpose is to amend the existing Save Our Seas 2.0 Act by updating a key provision related to program authorization for combating plastic waste. The legislation specifically modifies Section 302(g) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act. This amendment strikes the year "2025" and inserts "2030," effectively reauthorizing these critical EPA programs for an additional five years, ensuring their continuation through fiscal year 2030.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 230.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 119-6076Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8248; text: CR S8248)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Environmental Protection
Congressional oversightMarine pollutionNavigation, waterways, harborsSolid waste and recyclingState and local government operations
Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization Act
USA119th CongressS-3022| Senate
| Updated: 11/20/2025
This bill, titled the Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization Act, seeks to extend the operational period for certain Environmental Protection Agency programs. Its core purpose is to amend the existing Save Our Seas 2.0 Act by updating a key provision related to program authorization for combating plastic waste. The legislation specifically modifies Section 302(g) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act. This amendment strikes the year "2025" and inserts "2030," effectively reauthorizing these critical EPA programs for an additional five years, ensuring their continuation through fiscal year 2030.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 230.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 119-6076Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8248; text: CR S8248)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Dan Sullivan
Republican Senator
Alaska
Cosponsors (1)
Environment and Public Works Committee
Environmental Protection
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- Introduced
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- Passed Chamber
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