HR 3962 — ESTUARIES Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-06-12
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsors
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Mast, Brian J. (R, FL-21) — cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | ESP ADVISORS, LLC | ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMS | $50,000 | H.R.3962 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. | JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. | — | H.R. 3962 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 2.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- — Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348.
- · H12200 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-400.
- · 5000 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-400.
- · H38310 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- · H37300 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5872)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5872)
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3962.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5872-5873)
- · H30300 — Mr. Johnson (SD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-06-12 — open
- Reported in House · 2025-12-12 — open
- Engrossed in House · 2025-12-15 — open
- Referred in Senate · 2025-12-16 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (10)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Menendez, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | LaLota, Nick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Mast, Brian J. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Castor, Kathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 3962 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.3962 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Mast, Brian J. (R, house FL-21) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | LaLota, Nick (R, house NY-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Menendez, Robert (D, house NJ-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMS | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 146 | $27,766 | $27,766 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 199 | $23,897 | $23,897 |
| 4 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $14,025 | $14,025 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 25 | $10,494 | $10,494 |
| 6 | retired | 0 | $0 | 32 | $7,213 | $7,213 |
| 7 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | corpac | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 10 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 11 | surry investment advisors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 12 | jp morgan chase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,706 | $3,706 |
| 13 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 14 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | columbia university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | columna | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 18 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 19 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 20 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 21 | winning connections | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 22 | mediatek inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 23 | thomas s. pattison md | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 24 | arnold & porter | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 25 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
8 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 532 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 5 yes / 0 no / 258 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
8 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-2) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Mast, Brian J. (R · house · FL-21) · cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D · house · NJ-8) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Mast, Brian J. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMS (h.r.3962) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. (h.r. 3962) · lobbying_bill_mention