HR 5745 119th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Aquatic ecology Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas Pipelines

Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act

Introduced: October 14, 2025 Introduced by: Ezell, Mike Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jan 13, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Jan 7, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Oct 14, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Oct 14, 2025

Introduced in House

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Subcommittee Hearings Held

Hearings & markups 1

Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 5745 (Rep. Ezell), “Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act”
Hearing Jan 13, 2026 · 10:15 AM EST · Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 12

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

OCEAN CONSERVANCY
for OCEAN CONSERVANCY · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
BP AMERICA, INC
for BP AMERICA, INC · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
for CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. · California · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
for EARTHJUSTICE ACTION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
for INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

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Cosponsors 6

Weber, Randy K. Sr.

Texas · Jun 22, 2026

Moore, Barry

Alabama · Dec 9, 2025

Fields, Cleo

Louisiana · Oct 24, 2025

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · Oct 24, 2025

Carter, Troy A.

Louisiana · Oct 14, 2025

Veasey, Marc A.

Texas · Oct 14, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5745: Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5745/

MLA

"H.R. 5745: Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5745/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 5745, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5745/.

Markdown link

[H.R. 5745: Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5745/)