HR 1917referred119th Congress

Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025

Introduced Mar 6, 2025House billPolicy area: Environmental ProtectionLast action Jul 23, 2025Sponsor: Debbie Dingell(D-MI)

environmentEnvironmental Protection

Environment and Public Works CommitteeNatural Resources CommitteeWater, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

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Official summaryUpdated Jul 23, 2025

What the bill does

Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 This bill provides statutory authority for a program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for the mass marking of hatchery-produced fish in the Great Lakes basin. Mass marking is the practice of tagging large numbers of hatchery-produced fish in order to distinguish them from the wild fish population. The FWS initiated the program in 2010 on a limited scale. Under the existing program, the FWS (1) tags hatchery-produced fish stocked in the Great Lakes, and (2) produces data used by state and tribal fish management agencies to make management decisions regarding Great Lakes fisheries. This bill allows the FWS, in carrying out the program, to (1) purchase items to support and carry out tagging and tag recovery operations on a greater scale, and (2) hire additional personnel. The FWS must make the data collected under the program available to applicable federal, state, and tribal fish management agencies to increase the understanding of the outcomes of management action; assist in meeting the restoration objectives of the Great Lakes; assist in balancing predators and prey; support and improve the economic status of tribal, recreational, and commercial fisheries; and assist in evaluating the effectiveness of habitat restoration efforts in the Great Lakes.

Latest official action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Lobbying Filings

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Timeline

Mar 6, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Jul 22, 2025vote

Gus M. Bilirakis voted yea

Jul 22, 2025vote

Vern Buchanan voted yea

Jul 22, 2025vote

Suzanne Bonamici voted yea

Official Congressional Actions

Jul 23, 2025IntroReferral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works Committee

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Jul 22, 2025Floor

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 360 - 57 (Roll no. 216). (text: CR H3543: 1)

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Jul 22, 2025Floor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Jul 22, 2025Floor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 360 - 57 (Roll no. 216). (text: CR H3543)

Lobbying Activity

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Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
Gus M. Bilirakis	R	yea	Jul 22, 2025
Vern Buchanan	R	yea	Jul 22, 2025
Suzanne Bonamici	D	yea	Jul 22, 2025
Joyce Beatty	D	yea	Jul 22, 2025

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