House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.

H.R. 2294Introduced Mar 24, 2025Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Where it went

IntroducedMar 24, 2025
Committee actionJul 23, 2025
Passed HouseMar 16, 2026 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 17, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2294.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2294, a bill to reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009” on October 22, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 23, 2025”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 22, 2025 ↗
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October 22, 2025
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H.R. 2294, 119th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-489 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on February 9, 2026.
Source: Congress.gov, reported February 9, 2026 ↗
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H.R. 2294, 119th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. EZELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 53, March 24, 2025, Page H1219):
Article 1, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2025 ↗
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H.R. 2294, 119th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 12, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

25 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 19 Democrats

19 of 25 cosponsors (76%) are from the other party.

Gabe Amo (D-RI), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Josh Harder (D-CA), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), John Rutherford (R-FL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Randy Weber (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL).

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