S. 2126 · On the floor · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025

What it does

Renames the Council to the Ocean Policy Committee throughout the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.
Expands the system's mandate to include meteorological observations and information alongside ocean and coastal data.
Authorizes $56,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030 for the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observing System.
Requires the Secretary to allocate at least 7.5 percent of appropriated funds to each regional coastal observing system that existed on January 1, 2025.
Directs regional associations and federally funded agency projects to develop data-sharing requirements and processes with regional coastal observing systems.

May 11, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 405.

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation