This bill became law on 2025-12-26 as Public Law No. 119-67.
The summary below describes the bill at the version we last reviewed; the enacted text may differ.
YourVoice.Now Summary
EnvironmentFederal research on Great Lakes fish keeps its funding five more years — through 2030, not 2025.
Environment
The government's fish and water research in the Great Lakes was cleared to run only through 2025. This law renews that permission through 2030. Congress still sets the yearly dollar amount.
More about this bill
Most people will not notice this one in daily life. It keeps a federal research program going rather than letting it lapse. The program monitors, studies, and assesses the Great Lakes Basin, with a focus on fish. Permission to fund that work was set to end in 2025. This law moves the end date to 2030. That is five more years of data on the fish and water there. If you fish those lakes for work or for sport, that research covers your waters. Congress still sets the actual dollar amount in its yearly spending bills.
Congressional 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.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Public Law
- Action Date
- 2025-12-26
- Date Added
- 2026-06-26
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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