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LegislationLegislation· Jul 2025
HR 1917 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Debbie Dingell (D)

Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025

Authorizes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to expand fish tagging in the Great Lakes.

Tradeoff

Expands a program that tags hatchery fish to help manage Great Lakes fisheries. The bill authorizes spending and staffing but does not specify a dollar amount.

What's in it

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Costs $13 million over 2025-2030 in spending subject to .

This $13 million funds the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to tag and track fish produced in Great Lakes hatcheries over six years, enabling better monitoring of hatchery-produced fish in the region.

H.R. 1917, Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 · Aug 2025

Passed the House 360-57 on July 22, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Mar 6, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Natural Resources(Mar 6, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jun 25, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-210.

  4. House

    On Motion to and Pass, as Amended

    Passed(Roll #216 · Jul 22, 2025)

    360 yeanay 57

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Environment and Public Works(Jul 23, 2025)

Passage votes so far· Jul 22, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027