The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2025
S 2878 Signed into law

Sponsored by Gary C. Peters (D)

Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act

Extends federal funding for Great Lakes fishery research through 2030.

Tradeoff

Reauthorizes the U.S. Geological Survey's Great Lakes Science Center to continue monitoring fish populations and invasive species through 2030. No new spending is specified in the bill text.

What's in it

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Costs $70 million over 2026-2030 in spending, with $5 million additional spending after 2030.

This bill reauthorizes $15 million per year in federal funding to the U.S. Geological Survey for Great Lakes fishery monitoring and research activities that expired at the end of 2025.

S. 2878, Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act · Nov 2025

The Senate passed this by on November 19, 2025. The House passed it by on December 15, 2025, and it was signed into law on December 26, 2025.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Sep 18, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Environment and Public Works(Sep 18, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Environment and Public Works voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Oct 29, 2025)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Nov 19, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Nov 20, 2025)

  6. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 15, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Dec 18, 2025)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Dec 26, 2025)