119th Congress · SENATE BILLENACTED

S. 2878Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act

A bill to reauthorize funding to monitor, assess, and research the Great Lakes Basin, and for other purposes.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Sep 18, 2025
Last action Dec 26, 2025
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Sep 18, 2025
Step 2
Referred
Sep 18, 2025
EPW
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Committee
Oct 29, 2025
Reported out
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Senate
Nov 19, 2025
Passed Senate
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House floor
Moves to House
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Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
Dec 26, 2025
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill 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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsEnrolled
4 versions
Enrolled · 2 provisions
Amendment
Timeline · 17 actions
Dec 26, 2025
Signed by President.
Dec 26, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-67.
Dec 18, 2025
Presented to President.
Dec 15, 2025
Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 15, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Dec 15, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2878.
Dec 15, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec 15, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 20, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 20, 2025
Received in the House.
Nov 20, 2025
Held at the desk.
Nov 19, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 29, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 29, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report.
Oct 29, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 229.
Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.