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Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act

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What it does

Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act This act reauthorizes through FY2030 research and monitoring conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in support of binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin. This research is completed through the Great Lakes Science Center and may involve invasive species science, studies on fishery resources, and the use of biological assessment tools and other capabilities to support fishery management decisions.

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1Short title

This section says the Act may be called the Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act.

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act .

2Reauthorization of funding to monitor, assess, and research Great Lakes Basin

This section would extend the authorization of appropriations under section 201(d) of title II of division P of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (16 U.S.C. 941h(d)), which funds monitoring, assessment, and research of the Great Lakes Basin. It would do this by replacing the year 2025 with the year 2030 in that subsection, so funding for this monitoring, assessment, and research work would be authorized through 2030 instead of ending in 2025.

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2. Reauthorization of funding to monitor, assess, and research Great Lakes Basin Section 201(d) of title II of division P of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 ( 16 U.S.C. 941h(d) ), is amended by striking 2025 and inserting 2030 .

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-09-18

In the Senate.

Passed the House · 2025-12-15

Passed the Senate · 2025-11-19

Sent to the President · 2025-12-18

Became Public Law 119-67 · 2025-12-26

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