Gary Peters (D-MI)
Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025
A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill creates the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The program uses automated technology to tag hatchery-produced fish to help manage Great Lakes fisheries. It aims to provide data on the balance between hatchery and wild fish and the effectiveness of management actions. The Director will work with Federal, State, and Tribal agencies to carry out these goals. The bill authorizes $5,000,000 annually from 2026 through 2030 to fund the program.
Yes· 3 of 13
- Scored +5
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
Explicitly includes and supports the economic status of Tribal fisheries.
- Scored +4
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
Supports native species recovery and habitat restoration in the Great Lakes.
- Scored +4
Does this put more money into scientific research?
Establishes a science-based program using automated technology for fishery research.
The opposite
- Scored -1
Does this reduce what the federal government owes?
The bill authorizes new federal spending of $5 million annually.
- Scored -1
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill increases government spending by establishing a new funded program.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Support for Fisheries: The program supports native species recovery as well as recreational and commercial fishing (Section 2).
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Economic Stability: The Great Lakes support a regional economy valued at over $7,000,000,000, and this program supports that resource (Section 2).
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Improved Fisheries Management: By making data available, the program helps improve the economic status of Tribal, recreational, and commercial fisheries (Section 4(d)).
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Environmental Restoration: The program provides data to help meet restoration objectives and evaluate habitat restoration efforts in the Great Lakes (Section 4(d)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for people are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would Native Americans be better off under this? — Explicitly includes and supports the economic status of Tribal fisheries. Would business owners be better off under this? — Benefits owners of commercial fishing businesses through improved resource management. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Supports fishing-dependent economies often found in rural Great Lakes areas.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — Supports native species recovery and habitat restoration in the Great Lakes. Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — Improves the scientific management of aquatic resources in federal and collaborative waters. Does this invest in rural communities? — Supports the economic status of fisheries which often impact rural lakeside communities.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — Establishes a science-based program using automated technology for fishery research.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to grow the economy? — Supports a regional economy valued at over $7 billion by protecting and managing fisheries. Does this make it easier to run a small business? — Positively impacts commercial fisheries which often include small-scale operations. Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill allows for the hiring of additional personnel to carry out the tagging program. Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill increases government spending by establishing a new funded program. Does this reduce what the federal government owes? — The bill authorizes new federal spending of $5 million annually.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — Requires the Director to make collected data available to management agencies. Does this make it easier to do business across state lines? — Enhances the commercial fishing economy across multiple Great Lakes states. Does this give the federal government more power? — Establishes a new program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- 9/18/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Jon HustedRepublican · Ohio