{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-1917","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 1917","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To establish the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To establish the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To establish the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-03-06","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-07-22","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h216","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act","result":"Passed","yea":360,"nay":57,"present":0,"not_voting":13,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll216.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.","date":"2025-07-23"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-03-06","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill provides statutory authority for a program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for the mass marking of hatchery-produced fish in the Great Lakes basin. Mass marking is the practice of tagging large numbers of hatchery-produced fish in order to distinguish them from the wild fish population. The FWS initiated the program in 2010 on a limited scale. Under the existing program, the FWS (1) tags hatchery-produced fish stocked in the Great Lakes, and (2) produces data used by state and tribal fish management agencies to make management decisions regarding Great Lakes fisheries."},{"k":"p","t":"This bill allows the FWS, in carrying out the program, to (1) purchase items to support and carry out tagging and tag recovery operations on a greater scale, and (2) hire additional personnel."},{"k":"p","t":"The FWS must make the data collected under the program available to applicable federal, state, and tribal fish management agencies to"},{"k":"li","t":"increase the understanding of the outcomes of management action;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"assist in meeting the restoration objectives of the Great Lakes;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"assist in balancing predators and prey;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"support and improve the economic status of tribal, recreational, and commercial fisheries; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"assist in evaluating the effectiveness of habitat restoration efforts in the Great Lakes.","d":1}],"words":209},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Establishes the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to tag hatchery-produced fish in the Great Lakes basin, and authorizes appropriations for it.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1917/text/eh#H35F92266FFC94D38ABD553C601D8E88B"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1917/text/eh#H40C71F381A0045F981D4C7402A3C1152"}]},"core_areas":["Mass marking of hatchery-produced fish in the Great Lakes basin","Sharing of program data with Federal, State, and Tribal fish management agencies"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Establishes within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service a program for the mass marking of hatchery-produced fish in the Great Lakes basin, called the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1917/text/eh#H35F92266FFC94D38ABD553C601D8E88B"}},{"text":"Allows the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service to purchase equipment, fish tags, and other items needed for tagging and tag recovery operations, including data processing and data dissemination.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1917/text/eh#H35F92266FFC94D38ABD553C601D8E88B"}},{"text":"Allows the Director to hire additional personnel, as necessary, in carrying out the Program.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1917/text/eh#H35F92266FFC94D38ABD553C601D8E88B"}},{"text":"Requires the Director to collaborate with applicable Federal, State, and Tribal fish management agencies, the Council of Lake Committees of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and signatories to the Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1917/text/eh#H35F92266FFC94D38ABD553C601D8E88B"}},{"text":"Requires the Director to make data collected under the Program available to applicable Federal, State, and Tribal fish management agencies for purposes listed in the text, including balancing predators and prey and evaluating habitat restoration efforts.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1917/text/eh#H35F92266FFC94D38ABD553C601D8E88B"}},{"text":"Authorizes $2,700,000 to be appropriated to carry out the Program for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1917/text/eh#H40C71F381A0045F981D4C7402A3C1152"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-07-22","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1917/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1917","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1917/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-1917.png","v":"f92771a9d52a","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1917, 119th Congress: Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025. House: 360 Yea, 57 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 22 Jul 2025."}}