Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act of 2025
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 11
- Latest action
- Nov 19, 2025
What it does
The bill would establish the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission within the Department of the Interior to coordinate the management of interjurisdictional fishery resources across 31 states and two Canadian provinces, with a focus on sustainable fisheries and controlling invasive species like carp. The Commission would be governed by voting delegates from eligible state, federal, and tribal entities, develop management plans, oversee sub-basin efforts, and create grant programs for fisheries projects. It would operate as a body corporate with authority to meet annually, adopt rules, and issue reports to Congress, but would not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
No official summary is available here. This one was written by AI from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.