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S. 2878 · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-67

Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act

Became lawPublic Lands and Natural Resources
IntroducedSep 18, 2025
Passed SenateNov 19, 2025
Passed HouseDec 15, 2025
To PresidentDec 18, 2025
Became lawDec 26, 2025

How this bill changes the law

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S. 2878 changed 1 section of existing law. Read from the bill text in its final form, as sent to the President.

16 U.S.C. 941h Great Lakes monitoring, assessment, science, and research

  • (d) Authorization of appropriations changed · Sec. 2 · see the words
What the words changed: every change, in place (1)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what was struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

  1. 16 U.S.C. 941h(d)changedby S. 2878 Sec. 2

    (d) Authorization of appropriations. For each of fiscal years 2021 through 20252030, there is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 to carry out this section.

    The bill says: 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".

    Bill text · Current law (16 U.S.C. 941h)

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

What it does

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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.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 26, 2025).

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What has happened

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  1. 2025-12-26Became Public Law No: 119-67.Library of Congress
  2. 2025-12-26Signed by President.Library of Congress
  3. 2025-12-18Presented to President.Library of Congress
  4. 2025-12-15Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5878)Library of Congress
  5. 2025-11-19Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.Library of Congress
  6. 2025-10-29Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report.Library of Congress
  7. 2025-09-18Introduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

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After it became law

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Nothing in the Federal Register names Public Law 119-67 yet (checked Oct 27, 2026). Many laws need no new rules: they set penalties, name a building, or fund something directly.

Cosponsors

  • Jon Husted R-OH