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H.R. 1917 (119th): Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025

Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 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. The FWS must make the data collected under the program available to applicable federal, state, and tribal fish management agencies to increase the understanding of the outcomes of management action; assist in meeting the restoration objectives of the Great Lakes; assist in balancing predators and prey; support and improve the economic status of tribal, recreational, and commercial fisheries; and assist in evaluating the effectiveness of habitat restoration efforts in the Great Lakes.

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The bill gives statutory authority to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program that tags hatchery-produced fish in the Great Lakes basin so they can be distinguished from wild fish. It lets the FWS buy tagging and tag-recovery supplies on a larger scale and hire additional personnel. It requires the FWS to make the collected data available to federal, state, and tribal fish management agencies to inform fisheries management, restoration, predator-prey balance, and habitat-restoration evaluation.

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Theological note: Stewardship of creation and faithful, honest management of shared resources are relevant here, since the bill concerns the care of Great Lakes fisheries for the benefit of communities that depend on them. The measure does not address a direct moral harm or a question of justice, so its relevance is primarily prudential stewardship.

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Roll 216 · 22-Jul-2025 4:56 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed

Yea 360 · Nay 57 · Other 13

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