Fisheries Modernization Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4800 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4800 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to make certain freshwater fisheries eligible for fishery resource disaster relief. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2025 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Fields) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to make certain freshwater fisheries eligible for fishery resource disaster relief. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fisheries Modernization Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. CERTAIN FRESHWATER FISHERIES ELIGIBLE FOR FISHERY RESOURCE DISASTER RELIEF. (a) In General.--Section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Ac…