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H.R. 5746 119th Congress House

MARA Act of 2025

Official title: To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an assessment program for commercial-scale offshore aquacultur… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an assessment program for commercial-scale offshore aquaculture through demonstration projects, to establish Aquaculture Centers of Excellence, to support aquaculture workforce development and working waterfronts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 14, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Ezell Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
Oct 14, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 15

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

  • ESP ADVISORS, LLC
    for ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • K&L GATES, LLP
    for GULF OF MEXICO REEF FISH SHAREHOLDERS' ALLIANCE · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • HAMMER ASSOCIATES, LLC
    for HUBBS-SEAWORLD RESEARCH INSTITUTE · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DBW STRATEGIES, LLC
    for AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY · Maryland · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • DBW STRATEGIES, LLC
    for STRONGER AMERICA THROUGH SEAFOOD · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • K&L GATES, LLP
    for GULF OF MEXICO REEF FISH SHAREHOLDERS' ALLIANCE · Texas · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5746: MARA Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5746/
MLA
"H.R. 5746: MARA Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5746/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5746, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5746/.
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[H.R. 5746: MARA Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5746/)
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