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Ecosystem Restoration

832 statements about Ecosystem Restoration from 253 members since Jan 3, 2025.

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Statements about Ecosystem Restoration, last 12 weeks

DemRep● = 1 statement

Statements per week mentioning Ecosystem Restoration, all members, split by party. Democrats stacked first, Republicans after, four to a row. Hover a dot for the member and headline; click a dot to search for that headline. Click a week to set the dates below. Aug 17, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026.

Most active on Ecosystem Restoration · Aug 17 – Nov 4

  1. 1DSarah ElfrethMD-036
  2. 2RBruce WestermanAR-045
  3. 3DMartin HeinrichNM4
  4. 4DAdam B. SchiffCA4
  5. 5DDebbie DingellMI-064
  6. 6DKim SchrierWA-083

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7 statements

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  1. RTroy DowningMT-02 · House

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    DOWNING’S FLOODPLAIN ENHANCEMENT AND RECOVERY ACT PASSES SENATE

    Announced Senate passage of Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act to streamline ecosystem restoration projects.

    “I applaud Senators Daines and Murray for getting this commonsense, bipartisan bill through the Senate. FEMA’s No-Rise Rule is blocking critical conservation work in Montana and across the country”
  2. DPatty MurrayWA · Senate

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    PASSED: Murray & Daines Floodplain Bill Passes the Senate, Cutting Red Tape, Simplifying Pathway for Ecosystem Restoration

    Senate passed bipartisan bill simplifying ecosystem restoration approval in floodplains.

    “This is great news for Washington state. We are one step closer to making it easier to get ecosystem restoration projects approved. This is a commonsense, zero-cost fix that will cut red tape and allow critical restoration projects in Washington state to move forward”
  3. RSteve DainesMT · Senate

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    Daines Bill to Support Floodplain Ecosystem Restoration Passes U.S. Senate, One Step Closer to Becoming Law

    Announced passage of Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act in Senate.

    “This is huge news for Montana. Critical ecosystem restoration projects across our state have been abandoned due to FEMA’s onerous and costly ‘No Rise’ rule.”
  4. DPatty MurrayWA · Senate

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    Murray Floodplain Bill Picks Up Dozens of Key Endorsements, Momentum Grows as Commonsense Bipartisan Legislation Is Introduced in the House

    Announced dozens of endorsements for bipartisan floodplain ecosystem restoration bill introduced in House.

    “I’m delighted to see momentum growing behind the bipartisan bill Senator Daines and I introduced earlier this year to simplify the approval process for critical ecosystem restoration projects in floodplains”
  5. DJanelle S. BynumOR-05 · House

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    Bynum Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Barriers for Key Environmental Projects

    Introduced bipartisan bill to streamline environmental restoration projects in regulated floodplains.

    “Environmental restoration projects across Oregon – and the country – are being held up by unnecessary red tape when they don’t need to be”
  6. RTroy DowningMT-02 · House

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    Downing Bill Right Sizes Regulation for American Conservation

    Introduced bipartisan bill exempting ecosystem restoration projects from floodplain regulations.

    “FEMA’s No-Rise Rule is hindering conservation efforts across the state of Montana and across the country”
  7. RSteve DainesMT · Senate

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    Daines Introduces Bill to Cut Red Tape, Support Floodplain Ecosystem Restoration

    Introduced bipartisan bill to streamline floodplain ecosystem restoration projects and reduce FEMA regulations.

    “Critical ecosystem restoration projects across Montana have been abandoned due to FEMA’s onerous and costly ‘No Rise’ rule. This commonsense, bipartisan bill will reduce unnecessary burdens on important conservation and restoration work, while continuing to keep our communities safe from flooding”

Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)) and the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026). Statements are tagged to Ecosystem Restoration by AI reading of the full text. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word.