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S 2878 · 119th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act

Introduced September 18, 2025 Latest action December 26, 2025 1 cosponsor

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Became Public Law No: 119-67.

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Dec 26, 2025
signed Signed by President.
Dec 26, 2025
signed Became Public Law No: 119-67.
Dec 18, 2025
sent Presented to President.
Dec 15, 2025
floor Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 15, 2025
floor Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5878-5879)

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Dec 27, 2025 Public Law
Nov 19, 2025 Engrossed in Senate
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Oct 29, 2025 Reported to Senate
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Sep 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Enrolled Bill
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  1. ih / isIntroduced in House / Senate. First filed version.
  2. rfh / rfsReferred to a committee for review.
  3. rh / rsReported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).
  4. pcs / pchPlaced on Calendar for floor consideration.
  5. eh / esEngrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
  6. rdh / rdsReceived by the other chamber.
  7. eah / easEngrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.
  8. ath / atsAgreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
  9. enrEnrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
  10. plPublic Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
  11. ppPublic Print. Official printing post-enactment.

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 2878 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
+[S. 2878 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
-<DOC>
+S.2878
-119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
-S. 2878
+One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
-_______________________________________________________________________
+of the
-AN ACT
+United States of America
+
+AT THE FIRST SESSION
+
+Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
+the third day of January, two thousand and twenty five
+
+An Act
To reauthorize funding to monitor, assess, and research the Great Lakes
Basin, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
-
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Fishery Research
Reauthorization Act''.
-
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING TO MONITOR, ASSESS, AND RESEARCH
GREAT LAKES BASIN.
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Section 201(d) of title II of division P of the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (16 U.S.C. 941h(d)), is amended
by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2030''.
-Passed the Senate November 19, 2025.
+Speaker of the House of Representatives.
-Attest:
-
-Secretary.
-119th CONGRESS
-
-1st Session
-
-S. 2878
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-AN ACT
-
-To reauthorize funding to monitor, assess, and research the Great Lakes
-Basin, and for other purposes.
+Vice President of the United States and
+President of the Senate.

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Cosponsors (1)

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