The record

LegislationLegislation· Nov 2025
S 3022 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Dan Sullivan (R)

Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization Act

Extends programs fighting plastic waste and marine debris through 2030.

Tradeoff

Reauthorizes federal spending on plastic cleanup and prevention efforts. The bill text does not specify new funding amounts or offsets.

What's in it

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Requires $281 million in spending over 2026-2030 and $425 million over 2026-2035, subject to annual .

This authorizes $85 million per year for to distribute as grants to state and local governments for water infrastructure and marine debris cleanup programs, with the federal government spending an estimated $281 million over the five-year period as grantees draw down and use the funds.

S.3022, Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization Act · Dec 2025

Passed the Senate by on November 19, 2025 — now in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Oct 21, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Environment and Public Works(Oct 21, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Environment and Public Works voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Oct 29, 2025)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Nov 19, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Nov 20, 2025)