Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025

Sponsor

Summary

Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025This 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 toincrease 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; andassist in evaluating the effectiveness of habitat restoration efforts in the Great Lakes.

Source: Congressional Research Service via Congress.gov · as of Jul 11, 2026

How it has moved

1. July 23, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2. July 22, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3. July 22, 2025On 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. July 22, 2025Passed/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. July 22, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3545)
6. July 22, 2025At 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. July 22, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1917.
8. July 22, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3543-3544)
9. July 22, 2025Mr. Tiffany moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
10. July 21, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 171.