Efforts to revive the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission, which was deep-sixed by the Trump administration and Senate Republicans last year, produced a glimmer of hope on Wednesday. The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously approved H.R. 182, which would reauthorize the commission’s existence.

But the outlook for congressional passage of the bill this year remains dim. It may be months before the bill makes it to the floor of the House. And chances for its approval by the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate are not good.

“It’s an uphill battle,” said Richard Delaney, who chaired the commission for years. “Republicans are not very keen on supporting anything that sounds like environmental conservation or protection.” Delaney is president and CEO of the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown.