118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6127Modernizing Access to Our Public Waters Act

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.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Nov 1, 2023
Last action Dec 18, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Nov 1, 2023
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Referred
Aug 30, 2024
Agriculture · Natural Resources
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Committee
Nov 20, 2024
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
Dec 18, 2024
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to standardize and publish data relating to public outdoor recreational use of federal waterways. Specifically, 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 use 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. The Forest Service and Interior must also (1) digitize and make publicly available online certain geographic informati...

Provisions · 7 sectionsEngrossed in House
Timeline · 18 actions
Dec 18, 2024
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 728.
Dec 17, 2024
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 17, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Dec 17, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6127.
Dec 17, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec 17, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 10, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-842, Part I.
Dec 10, 2024
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Dec 10, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 687.
Nov 20, 2024
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged
Nov 20, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 20, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 30, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Nov 14, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Nov 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
Nov 1, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 1, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 1, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.