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HR 187 Became law

Requires the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Reclamation to standardize and publish online maps and data on where recreational boating, fishing, and other waterway access is open, closed, or restricted.

Official title: MAPWaters Act of 2025

Outcome Public Law 119-62
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 03-JAN-2025
Referred 03-JAN-2025
Passed 21-JAN-2025
Senate
Received 22-JAN-2025
Passed 16-DEC-2025
President
Presented 18-DEC-2025
Signed 26-DEC-2025
Became law 26-DEC-2025
Key points
  • Requires agencies to adopt shared data standards within 30 months so federal waterway and fishing-restriction databases can work together.
  • Requires agencies to digitize and post online, within 5 years and to the maximum extent practicable, data on boat ramps, seasonal closures, motor and vessel restrictions, and fishing restrictions.
  • Requires updates to access and restriction data at least twice a year and to fishing-restriction data in real time as changes take effect, and creates a public comment process.
  • Does not change the definition of navigable waters, state or federal authority over fisheries, or the accessibility of waters open to hunting, fishing, or recreation.
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Public Law, 26-DEC-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (3) Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor Blake D. Moore (R-UT) Cosponsors · 3
■ 2 D■ 1 R
1 Republican