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S. 2878

U.S. Senate•Passed

Summary

S. 2878, the Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 18, 2025 by Sen. Gary Peters (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Dec 26, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-67. It is now Public Law 119-67.

Record

Text

S. 2878 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb2878/enrolled.txt
S2878 ENR: Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act
 U.S. Senate
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
     One Hundred Nineteenth Congress of the United States of America
     1st Session
     Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty five
     S. 2878
     IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
     AN ACT
To reauthorize funding to monitor, assess, and research the Great Lakes Basin, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act  .
2.
Reauthorization of funding to monitor, assess, and research Great Lakes Basin
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 .
       Speaker of the House of Representatives
       Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-18
  2. Passed Senate2025-11-19
  3. Passed House2025-12-15
  4. Conference
  5. To President2025-12-18
  6. Became Law2025-12-26

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Public Law Dec 26, 2025

sb2878/public-law.md

Shown Here:
Public Law (12/26/2025)

Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act

This act reauthorizes through FY2030 research and monitoring conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in support of binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin. This research is completed through the Great Lakes Science Center and may involve invasive species science, studies on fishery resources, and the use of biological assessment tools and other capabilities to support fishery management decisions.

Passed Senate Nov 19, 2025

sb2878/passed-senate.md

Shown Here:
Passed Senate (11/19/2025)

Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 research and monitoring conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in support of binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin. This research is completed through the Great Lakes Science Center and may involve invasive species science, studies on fishery resources, and the use of biological assessment tools and other capabilities to support fishery management decisions.

Sponsors

Sen. Gary Peters (D) sponsors S. 2878, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2878 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works
Environment and Public Works
Reported By · Oct 29, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 2878 has taken 19 actions since Sep 18, 2025, the latest on Dec 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 26, 2025
Senate
Signed by President.
Dec 26, 2025
Senate
Became Public Law No: 119-67.
Dec 18, 2025
Senate
Presented to President.
Dec 15, 202516:20
House
Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 15, 202516:20
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5878-5879)

Votes

S. 2878 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2878, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 2878 goes by 6 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act — Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
  • Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act — Display Title
  • Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act — Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
  • Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
  • Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to reauthorize funding to monitor, assess, and research the Great Lakes Basin, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 2878, the latest on Nov 6, 2025.

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 33 registered lobbyists who named S. 2878 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATURE CONSERVANCY—Virginia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 33.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDRA MURDOCH113
APRIL DONNELLY113
BRENT KEITH113
BRIDGET COLLINS113
CATHERINE BARRETT113
CATHY BAKER113
CHEYENNE YOUNG113
CHRISTIAN STUMPF113
CHRISTINA MCGREGOR113
CHRISTINE SUR113
DANIELLE BASGALL113
ELLICIA SANCHEZ113
FREYA SARGENT113
GREGORY JACOB113
JAINA MOAN113
JAMES HOWE113
JENNIFER CONNER NELMS113
KAMERAN ONLEY113
KATHLEEN TORPY113
LUCY BROOKHAM113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2025 fourth_quarter$1.3M4th Quarter - Report
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2026 second_quarter$900K2nd Quarter - Report
NATURE CONSERVANCYTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY2026 first_quarter$640K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2878 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2878’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

s2878/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 2878 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Ecology to Marine and coastal resources, fisheries.

s2878/subjects.txt
EcologyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGreat LakesMarine and coastal resources, fisheries

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com