Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act
Latest action · Dec 26, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-67.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2025
- Passed SenateNov 19, 2025
- Passed HouseDec 15, 2025
- To the PresidentDec 18, 2025
- Became lawDec 26, 2025Public Law 119-67
Summary
Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act
This act reauthorizes through FY2030 research and monitoring conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in support of binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin. This research is completed through the Great Lakes Science Center and may involve invasive species science, studies on fishery resources, and the use of biological assessment tools and other capabilities to support fishery management decisions.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 18, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Jon Husted | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2025Markup Oct 29, 2025Reported Oct 29, 2025 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 26, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-67.
- Dec 26, 2025Signed by President.
- Dec 18, 2025Presented to President.
- Dec 15, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5878-5879)
- Dec 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5878)
- Dec 15, 2025Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 15, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2878.
- Dec 15, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 20, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 20, 2025Received in the House.
- Nov 20, 2025Held at the desk.
- Nov 19, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8248; text: CR S8248)
- Oct 29, 2025Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Oct 29, 2025Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report.
- Oct 29, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 229.
- Sep 18, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Sep 18, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5878, H5879Text printed H5878 | Debbie Dingell D-MI, Mike Quigley D-IL, Pablo José Hernández D-PR, Pete Stauber R-MN | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8248Text printed S8248 | Dan Sullivan R-AK | Nov 19, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 6, 2025S. 2878, Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on October 29, 2025
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1809 | Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act | Identical bill | Sep 15, 2025 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize funding to monitor, assess, and research the Great Lakes Basin, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 19, 2025Engrossed in Senate
- Oct 29, 2025Reported to Senate
- Sep 18, 2025Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
