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EnvironmentH.R. 1917Comments

Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025

Official title: To establish the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program, and for other purposes.

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  2. Committee, done
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What This Bill Does

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.

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Timeline

  1. SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  2. House floor actionsMr. Tiffany moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  3. Floor Vote
  4. Passed the House
  5. House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-210.
  6. House committee actionsSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
  7. House committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held
  8. House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  9. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  10. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  11. Introduced
  12. Committee

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