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LegislationLegislation· Sep 2025
S 93 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Dan Sullivan (R)

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025

Extends federal harmful algal bloom and hypoxia research programs through 2030.

Tradeoff

Authorizes about $19.5 million yearly to NOAA and $8 million to for algal bloom monitoring, forecasting, and control research through 2030. Also requires NOAA and to submit comprehensive action strategies and coordinate with states and tribes on response efforts.

What's in it

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Costs $130 million over 2025-2030 in spending subject to , with an additional $17 million estimated after 2030.

The $130 million funds NOAA and programs to study and control harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in U.S. waters, including an expanded interagency task force and new mitigation technologies, plus state grants for major bloom events.

S. 93, Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025 · Feb 2025

Passed the Senate by on September 10, 2025 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 14, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Jan 14, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Feb 5, 2025)

    Committee report S. Rept. 119-34.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 10, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Sep 11, 2025)