Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025

This bill extends and changes a law that deals with harmful algal blooms and low oxygen levels in American waters through 2030. Harmful algal blooms are high amounts of algae that can be dangerous to people, animals, water ecosystems, and the economy. The bill requires a government task force to give Congress a plan for handling these blooms at least every five years and adds the Department of Energy to the task force. It also gives more duties to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including setting up monitoring systems and programs to predict and control algal blooms in oceans, coasts, and the Great Lakes, while the Environmental Protection Agency must develop similar programs for freshwater areas like lakes and rivers.

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