Reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for another five years through FY2031.

David P. Joyce · Ohio · Republican

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The GLRI Reauthorization Act would reauthorize critical funding for conserving the Great Lakes, set to expire at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, for another five years through FY 2031.

Joyce’s bill would extend Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding through FY2031.

Joyce Bills to Conserve the Great Lakes Pass House
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working to preserve and protect the Great Lakes

Joyce says he will continue focusing on preserving and protecting the Great Lakes, consistent with his prior advocacy on Great Lakes restoration funding and protection.

Congressman-Dave-Joyce-Files-for-Reelection-in-2020-12.13.19.pdf
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As a Co-Chair of the House Great Lakes Task Force, I will continue working across the aisle to secure the necessary investments to treat the Great Lakes as the national treasure they are.

Commits to keep working across the aisle to secure investments for the Great Lakes.

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Evidence

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Latest Action: 01/05/2021 Became Public Law No: 116-294. Congress.gov summary says the bill reauthorizes the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through FY2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official legislative record shows Joyce's GLRI bill became law, but only through FY2026, so it does not satisfy the FY2031 target yet.

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H.R.4031 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): GLRI Act of 2019 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Rep. Joyce stated that his GLRI Reauthorization Act was included in the American Water Stewardship Act, passed the House, and would reauthorize GLRI through FY2031; the package then headed to the Senate.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Newer official Joyce statement shows concrete same-term progress toward the exact FY2031 GLRI promise: House passage as part of H.R.6422. It was not final enactment because the package still required Senate action.

partial same_term A for effort

Joyce Bills to Conserve the Great Lakes Pass House
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GovInfo lists H.R.6422 as the American Water Stewardship Act, Referred in Senate, with last action March 25, 2026: received, read twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo status confirms the House-passed vehicle containing the FY2031 GLRI reauthorization had advanced to the Senate but had not become law as of that action, leaving full delivery unresolved while supporting partial progress.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 6422 (RFS) - American Water Stewardship Act - BILLS-119hr6422rfs | Content Details | GovInfo
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Joyce materially advanced the exact federal outcome by introducing or promoting GLRI reauthorization language for FY2031 that was incorporated into H.R.6422, the American Water Stewardship Act, and passed the House in March 2026 during his current congressional term. However, the measure had only been referred to the Senate and had not become law, so the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative was not yet reauthorized through FY2031. The earlier 2021 GLRI law only extended authorization through FY2026 and does not fulfill the FY2031 promise.

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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Joyce appears to deserve substantial credit because his Great Lakes Restoration Initiative reauthorization bill became law on January 5, 2021. But the enacted law reauthorized the program only through FY2026, not through FY2031 as promised. That means he partially delivered the promise's objective, but did not achieve the full stated time horizon.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 94%