S 2878 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2025

Committee Review

Oct 2025

Senate Passage

Nov 2025

House Passage

Dec 2025

Signed into Law

Dec 2025

Introduced Sep 18, 2025 Signed Dec 26, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed in Senate → Enrolled Bill · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made between these versions. The bill moved from its engrossed form to its enrolled form, which added standard GPO metadata headers, congressional session information, the 'Be it enacted' preamble, and signature blocks for the Speaker and Vice President. The actual legislative content - reauthorizing Great Lakes Basin monitoring funding through 2030 instead of 2025 - is identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

Added standard enrolled bill formatting: GPO document metadata, 119th Congress session header, 'Be it enacted' preamble language, and signature blocks for the Speaker of the House and Vice President. No changes to the operative text.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Dec 26, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Dec 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5878)

lower

Nov 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8248; text: CR S8248)

upper

Nov 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Oct 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report.

upper

Oct 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

upper

Sep 18, 2025

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

upper

Sep 18, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor