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Official title: HR 1917: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
A fast-track vote to pass it: 40 minutes of debate, no floor amendments. Needs two-thirds.
SourceBill passed: 355 yes, 56 no, 12 not voting
, HR 1917
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Official source: clerk.house.gov(opens in a new tab)Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025
Topic: Environmental Protection
What the bill does
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. 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.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary