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MAPWaters Act

Introduced: June 28, 2024 Introduced by: Moore, Blake D. Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 18, 2024

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 728.

Dec 17, 2024

Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Dec 17, 2024

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 17, 2024

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7266-7267)

Dec 17, 2024

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7266-7267)

Dec 17, 2024

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6127.

Dec 17, 2024

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7266-7268)

Dec 10, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 687.

Dec 10, 2024

Committee on Agriculture discharged.

Dec 10, 2024

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-842, Part I.

Nov 20, 2024

Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged

Nov 20, 2024

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.

Nov 20, 2024

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Aug 30, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

Nov 14, 2023

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Nov 9, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.

Nov 1, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Nov 1, 2023

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Modernizing Access to Our Public Waters Act or the MAPWaters Act

This bill directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to standardize and publish data relating to public outdoor recreational use of federal waterways.

Specifically, the Forest Service and Interior must jointly develop and adopt interagency standards for data collection and dissemination of geospatial data relating to public outdoor recreational use of federal waterways and federal fishing restrictions. The standards must ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable federal databases with respect to collection and dissemination of such data.

The Forest Service and Interior must also (1) digitize and make publicly available online certain geographic information system data about federal waterway restrictions and federal fishing restrictions, (2) update the information at least twice per year, and (3) develop a process to allow members of the public to submit questions or comments regarding the data.

What's happening now December 18, 2024

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 728.

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee