HearingCompleted

Legislative Hearing on:H.R. 338 (Rep. Costa), “Every Drop Counts Act” H.R. 1514 (Rep. Ezell), “Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act” H.R. 3756 (Rep. Crenshaw), “Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025” or the “FISH Act of 2025” H.R. 5699 (Rep. Rutherford), “Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025”

Nov 19, 20253:00 PM1324, Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses · 16

1

The Honorable Mike Ezell

Member of Congress

2

The Honorable Jim Costa

Member of Congress

3

The Honorable John Rutherford

Member of Congress

4

The Honorable Dan Crenshaw

Member of Congress

5

Mr. Benjamin Batten

Chairman, Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resources Association

6

Mr. Justin Conrad

Chair-Elect, National Fisheries Institute

7

Ms. Christine Compton

Director os Strategic Communications and Advocacy/ Deputy General Counsel, Irvine Ranch Water District

8

Dr. Christopher Sweetman

Federal Fisheries Section Leader, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission- Division of Marine Fisheries Management

9

The Honorable John Rutherford

Member of Congress

10

The Honorable Mike Ezell

Member of Congress

11

The Honorable Jim Costa

Member of Congress

12

Mr. Justin Conrad

Chair-Elect, National Fisheries Institute

13

Dr. Christopher Sweetman

Federal Fisheries Section Leader, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission- Division of Marine Fisheries Management

14

The Honorable Dan Crenshaw

Member of Congress

15

Mr. Benjamin Batten

Chairman, Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resources Association

16

Ms. Christine Compton

Director os Strategic Communications and Advocacy/ Deputy General Counsel, Irvine Ranch Water District