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EnvironmentH.R. 4294Comments

MAWS Act of 2026

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a pilot program with respect to the sale of blue catfish caught within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

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  2. Committee, done
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What This Bill Does

This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a pilot program to facilitate the purchase of blue catfish caught within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. (Blue catfish are considered an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay.)

Under the program, NOAA must enter into cooperative agreements with manufacturers or processors of pet food, animal feed, or aquaculture feed for the purchase of blue catfish from watermen and seafood processors. NOAA must determine the minimum price per pound after considering market factors; feedback from watermen, seafood processors, and participants in the program; and differentiation of price points for fillet and byproduct.

The bill also requires NOAA to enter into a memorandum of understanding with nonfederal partners to develop abundance estimates of blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. NOAA must make the first abundance estimate publicly available before beginning the pilot program.

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Timeline

  1. SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  2. House floor actionsConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2545)
  3. Floor Vote
  4. Passed the House
  5. House floor actionsMr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  6. House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-510.
  7. House committee actionsSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
  8. House committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held
  9. House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  10. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  11. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  12. Introduced
  13. Committee

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