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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Help Our Kelp Act of 2025

S. 513Introduced Feb 11, 2025Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a grant program to conserve, restore, and manage kelp forest ecosystems, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley D-OR
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 11, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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

5 cosponsors — 4 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Angus King (I-ME), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

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Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.