{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-187","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 187","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"MAPWaters Act of 2025","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"MAPWaters Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"MAPWaters Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"MAPWaters Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"MAPWaters Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"MAPWaters Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 119-62","introduced":"2025-01-03","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-01-21","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h19","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"MAPWaters Act","result":"Passed","yea":413,"nay":0,"present":0,"not_voting":19,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll019.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2025-12-16","vote":null,"how":"voice_vote","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote."}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2025-12-26"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 119-62.","date":"2025-12-26"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-12-26","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act or the MAPWaters Act of 2025 or the MAPWaters Act of 2025"},{"k":"p","t":"This act directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to standardize and publish data relating to the public's access to federal waterways for recreational use."},{"k":"p","t":"(Sec. 3) The Forest Service and Interior must jointly develop and adopt interagency standards for data collection and dissemination of geospatial data relating to public outdoor recreational access of federal waterways and federal fishing restrictions. The standards must ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable federal databases with respect to collection and dissemination of such data."},{"k":"p","t":"(Sec. 4) Within five years, the Forest Service and Interior must also digitize and make publicly available online certain geographic information system data about (1) federal waterway restrictions, (2) federal waterway access and navigation information, and (3) federal fishing restrictions. They must also update the data about waterway restrictions, waterway access, and navigation information at least twice per year. Data about fishing restrictions must be updated in real time as changes go into effect."},{"k":"p","t":"The Forest Service and Interior must also develop a process to allow members of the public to submit questions or comments regarding the data regarding waterway restrictions, waterway access, and navigation information."},{"k":"p","t":"The requirements under this section do not apply to irrigation canals and flowage easements."},{"k":"p","t":"(Sec. 5) To carry out the act, the Forest Service and Interior may (1) coordinate and partner with nonfederal agencies, private entities, and nonprofit partners; and (2) enter into agreements with third parties."},{"k":"p","t":"The Forest Service and Interior may work with the U.S. Geological Survey to collect, aggregate, digitize, standardize, and publish data on their behalf."},{"k":"p","t":"(Sec. 6) The Forest Service and Interior must annually report to specified congressional committees on their progress in meeting the requirements of this act."}],"words":302},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior to standardize, digitize and publish online geographic data on public recreational access to Federal waterways and on Federal fishing restrictions.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/187/text/enr#HE15ADDCF2BA343B09423CE5034FCC675:~:text=3.%20Interagency%20data%20standardization"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/187/text/enr#H97A15AA30376470CBBE8FDAD94625E43:~:text=4.%20Data%20consolidation%20and%20publication"}]},"core_areas":["Interagency geospatial data standards for Federal waterways","Online publication of Federal waterway restrictions, access and navigation data","Online publication of Federal fishing restrictions","Progress reports to congressional committees"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretaries, within 30 months of enactment and in coordination with the Federal Geographic Data Committee, to jointly develop and adopt interagency standards so Federal databases are compatible and interoperable for waterway access and fishing restriction data.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/187/text/enr#HE15ADDCF2BA343B09423CE5034FCC675:~:text=3.%20Interagency%20data%20standardization"}},{"text":"Requires each Secretary, within 5 years and to the maximum extent practicable, to digitize and publish online geographic information system data on Federal waterway restrictions, such as open or closed status, seasonal closures, motorization limits and which watercraft uses are restricted.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/187/text/enr#H97A15AA30376470CBBE8FDAD94625E43:~:text=4.%20Data%20consolidation%20and%20publication"}},{"text":"Requires each Secretary, within 5 years and to the maximum extent practicable, to publish online data on boat ramps, portages and fishing access sites, and, as feasible, bathymetric information and depth charts.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/187/text/enr#H97A15AA30376470CBBE8FDAD94625E43:~:text=4.%20Data%20consolidation%20and%20publication"}},{"text":"Requires publication of geographic data on Federal fishing restrictions, including closures, no-take zones, equipment or bait limits and catch and release requirements, updated in real time as changes take effect.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/187/text/enr#H97A15AA30376470CBBE8FDAD94625E43:~:text=4.%20Data%20consolidation%20and%20publication"}},{"text":"Allows the Secretaries to partner with non-Federal agencies, private and nonprofit partners and third parties, and to work with the United States Geological Survey, to carry out the Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/187/text/enr#HC31ADCAE308B4C4BA6431DC2A8D50313:~:text=5.%20Cooperation%20and%20coordination"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretaries to submit a progress report to five named House and Senate committees within 1 year of enactment and annually through March 30, 2034.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/187/text/enr#H707B6F2C16754AA48D836F84B207BFED"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/187/text/enr#H97A15AA30376470CBBE8FDAD94625E43:~:text=4.%20Data%20consolidation%20and%20publication"},"heading":"Data consolidation and publication","effect":"Requires the Secretaries to digitize and publish waterway restriction, access and fishing restriction data, but excludes irrigation canals and flowage easements from the section's requirements.","amount":null,"quote":"This section shall not apply to irrigation canals and flowage easements."}]}],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/187/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-12","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/187","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/187/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-187.png","v":"aa1f4e25f4db","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 187, 119th Congress: MAPWaters Act of 2025. House: 413 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: voice vote. Outcome: Became law, 26 Dec 2025."}}