S. 2586 119th Congress Senate

MARA Act of 2025

Official title: A bill 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: July 31, 2025 Introduced by: Roger F. Wicker Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov

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Jul 31, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Jul 31, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now July 31, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider S.3467, to reauthorize the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, S.3929, to requi…
Open Business Meeting Sep 16, 2026 · 10:00 AM EDT · Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 48

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)
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.
for WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CARGILL, INC.
for CARGILL INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
FOOD & WATER WATCH
for FOOD & WATER WATCH · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ROBERTSON, MONAGLE, & EASTAUGH LLC (FKA ROBERTSON, MONAGLE & EASTAUGH PC)
for CALIFORNIA WETFISH PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ROBERTSON, MONAGLE, & EASTAUGH LLC (FKA ROBERTSON, MONAGLE & EASTAUGH PC)
for SEAFREEZE · Rhode Island · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
48 filings
SENATE
48 filings
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
35 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
17 filings
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
13 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
11 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
10 filings
Small Business Administration (SBA)
10 filings

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Cosponsors 3