Legislative Hearing on H.R. 338, H.R. 1514, H.R. 3756 and H.R. 5699

Natural Resources: House Committee · November 20, 2025

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Introduction: scale and value of the Mississippi River Basin; sponsor introduces commission bill

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Unidentified witness/representative described the Mississippi River Basin (31 states; about 40% of U.S. water), noted its economic value (recreational fishing ~$26,000,000,000/year), and introduced legislation labeled in the record as “HR 15 14, Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission,” proposing a commission housed in the Department of the Interior to provide structure and stable funding for interstate, tribal, and federal coordination. The speaker said the commission would be voluntary, nonbinding, and would not add federal mandates.

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House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing where members and witnesses discussed four bills: a proposed Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission, the FISH Act to combat illegal fishing, the Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act (MRIP reform), and the Every Drop Counts groundwater recharge bill.

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