Help Our Kelp Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Feb 11, 2025
What it does
The Help Our Kelp Act of 2025 would require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through NOAA, to establish a grant program to conserve, restore, and manage kelp forest ecosystems, with $5 million authorized annually from 2026 to 2030. Eligible entities include fishing industry members, higher education institutions, nonprofits, Indian Tribes, state agencies, and local governments, provided they collaborate with other eligible entities and submit detailed project applications. Grants require a 15% non-Federal match (waivable under specific conditions, especially for tribal lands), prioritize projects addressing regional kelp declines and integrating Indigenous knowledge, and mandate that at…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.