As your representative, I’ve fought for federal solutions to red tide and algae blooms. We must protect our beautiful state and country for future generations to enjoy the beauty of our land. Our responsibility to conserve our environment can be achieved without creating policies that expand the federal bureaucracy, create burdensome regulations, or cost American jobs. Clean water and a healthy environment for the Suncoast must always be a top priority.
Protect Florida’s environment and water quality by pursuing federal solutions to red tide and algae blooms without expanding federal bureaucracy, creating burdensome regulations, or costing American jobs.
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As your representative, I’ve fought for federal solutions to red tide and algae blooms. We must protect our beautiful state and country for future generations to enjoy the beauty of our land. Our responsibility to conserve our environment can be achieved without creating policies that expand the federal bureaucracy, create burdensome regulations, or cost American jobs. Clean water and a healthy environment for the Suncoast must always be a top priority.
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This bipartisan legislation seeks to ensure that essential services related to harmful algal blooms continue to receive federal funding in the event of a lapse in appropriations. ... this bipartisan legislation takes an important step in prioritizing Florida’s environment despite ongoing partisan gridlock in Washington.
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Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today cosponsored H.R. 74, the Protecting Local Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act, and H.R. 565, the South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2021, to help protect and improve Florida’s water quality.
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U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) led a letter calling for the House Committee on Natural Resources to advance H.R. 642, the Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025.
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Protecting our water quality and wildlife has been one of my priorities since entering Congress. To do so, I introduced H.R. 642, the Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025, to add the 34-mile segment of the Myakka River in Sarasota County, Florida, to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
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Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on bills to strengthen local management of public lands, expand recreational access, and recognize important pieces of America’s historic legacy. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response: “It is the responsibility of this Subcommittee to consider reasonable proposals that right-size federal designations and provide greater access to our public lands. Today, we thoroughly examined several pieces of legislation that would provide practical solutions to our nation’s land management challenges.” Background H.R. 642, the Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025, introduced by U.S. Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), designates 34 miles of Florida’s Myakka River as a Partnership Wild and Scenic River.
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Full Committee Markup Posted in Markups September 15, 2026 | 10:15 AM Legislative Hearing on H.R. 642, H.R. 5470, H.R. 6788, H.R. 9269, H.R. 9600, H.R. 9779, H.R. 10128, H.R. 10136 and S. 675 Posted in Hearings September 2, 2026 | 10:00 AM
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The evidence shows Steube took concrete federal actions related to the promise, including cosponsoring harmful algal bloom and Florida water-quality bills in 2021 and advancing the Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act in 2025. Those actions materially support the pledge to pursue federal solutions without emphasizing new bureaucracy or regulation. However, the record provided does not show that these measures were enacted or that a clear federal solution to Florida red tide and algae blooms was delivered. Because there is meaningful legislative effort but no demonstrated completed outcome, the promise is best scored as partial rather than delivered.