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HR 1917 · in committee · niche

Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • Authorizes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to expand a program that tags hatchery fish in the Great Lakes to track them.
  • Affects state and tribal fish management agencies and commercial, recreational, and tribal fisheries in the Great Lakes region.
  • Allows the agency to purchase equipment and hire staff to scale up tagging operations and share data with management partners.

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  1. 01

    How would expanding fish tagging in the Great Lakes help state and tribal agencies make better decisions about commercial and recreational fishing limits?

  2. 02

    What are the costs of scaling up tagging operations, and how should those expenses be divided between federal and state governments?

  3. 03

    Which stakeholders—commercial fishers, recreational anglers, or tribal nations—might benefit or face challenges from increased tracking of hatchery fish populations?

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Debbie Dingell

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Introduced 2025-07-23

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-07-23 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2025-07-22 · house · Floor

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

  3. 2025-07-22 · house · Floor

    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)

  4. 2025-07-22 · Floor

    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)

  5. 2025-07-22 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3545)

  6. 2025-07-22 · house · Floor

    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

  7. 2025-07-22 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1917.

  8. 2025-07-22 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3543-3544)

  9. 2025-07-22 · house · Floor

    Mr. Tiffany moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  10. 2025-07-21 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 171.

  11. 2025-07-21 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-210.

  12. 2025-07-21 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-210.

  13. 2025-06-25 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  14. 2025-06-25 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. 2025-06-25 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged

  16. 2025-03-25 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  17. 2025-03-18 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

  18. 2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  19. 2025-03-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  20. 2025-03-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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