S. 4573 · Senate bill · 119th Congress

Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026

Sponsored by Sen. Gary Peters, Michigan with 4 co-sponsors

Introduced May 19, 2026

Referred to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Latest action Sep 16, 2026

SponsorSen. Gary Peters, Michigan· 4 cosponsorsSen. Bernie Moreno, OhioSen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York

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Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026”.

Sec. 2. Designating the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership

Section 10202(b)(3) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (16 U.S.C. 1468(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(E) The Great Lakes Commission (established pursuant to the Great Lakes Basin Compact to which Congress granted consent in the Act of July 24, 1968 (Public Law 90–419; 82 Stat. 414)), comprised of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.”.

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