S. 3225

119 S3225 IS: Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-19
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 3225  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   November 19, 2025   Mr. Markey  (for himself,  Mr. Sullivan ,  Ms. Collins ,  Mr. King ,  Mr. Merkley ,  Ms. Murkowski ,  Mrs. Shaheen , and  Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    A BILL
To amend the Fishing Safety Training Grants and Fishing Safety Research Grant programs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2025  .
2.
Fishing safety training and research grants programs
Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (i)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking  and  after the semicolon;
(ii)
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and
(iii)
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
(B)
to conduct safety and prevention training that addresses behavioral and physical health risks, that include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, facing fishing vessel operators and crewmembers; and
 ;
(B)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
by striking  , in consultation with and based on criteria established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard ; and
(ii)
by striking  subsection on a competitive basis.  and inserting “subsection—
(A)
on a competitive basis; and
(B)
based on criteria developed in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
 ; and
(C)
in paragraph (4), by striking  $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023  and inserting  to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 ; and
(2)
in subsection (j)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by inserting  , and on understanding and mitigating behavioral and physical health risks, that include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, facing members of the commercial fishing industry  after  weather detection ;
(B)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
by striking  , in consultation with and based on criteria established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard, ; and
(ii)
by striking  subsection on a competitive basis.  and inserting the following: “subsection—
(A)
on a competitive basis; and
(B)
based on criteria developed in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
 ; and
(C)
in paragraph (4), by striking  $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023  and inserting  to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 .