S 759
Became law
Requires the Commerce Department to publish public online maps and data on where fishing restrictions, recreational boating limits, and marine protected areas apply within the U.S. exclusive economic zone.
Official title: Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received
11-SEP-2025
Passed
14-SEP-2026
Senate
Introduced
26-FEB-2025
Referred
26-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
12-MAR-2025
Reported
16-JUL-2025
On the calendar
16-JUL-2025
Passed
10-SEP-2025
President
Presented
22-SEP-2026
Signed
25-SEP-2026
Became law
25-SEP-2026
- Requires the National Marine Fisheries Service to post geographic data on fishing restrictions and recreational vessel limits in the exclusive economic zone on a public website within 4 years, updated at least twice a year.
- Requires the Secretary of Commerce to adopt standards for geospatial data on fishing restrictions and recreational vessel access within 31 months.
- Directs the Secretary to keep navigation, depth, and bathymetric data available, and to let the public submit questions and comments on the data.
- Bars disclosure of protected historic and cultural resource locations and proprietary commercial fishing information, and does not apply to tribal waters or usual and accustomed fishing areas.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Passed Senate, 10-SEP-2025).
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