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Modernizing Access to Our Public Waters Act or the MAPWaters Act

This bill directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to standardize and publish data relating to public outdoor recreational use of federal waterways.

Specifically, the Forest Service and Interior must jointly develop and adopt interagency standards for data collection and dissemination of geospatial data relating to public outdoor recreational use of federal waterways and federal fishing restrictions. The standards must ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable federal databases with respect to collection and dissemination of such data.

The Forest Service and Interior must also (1) digitize and make publicly available online certain geographic information system data about federal waterway restrictions and federal fishing restrictions, (2) update the information at least twice per year, and (3) develop a process to allow members of the public to submit questions or comments regarding the data.

Senate Actions

Calendars
Dec. 18 2024	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 728.

House floor actions Actions

Floor
Dec. 17 2024	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7266-7267) DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6127. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7266-7268) Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Calendars
Dec. 10 2024	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 687.

Discharge
Dec. 10 2024	Committee on Agriculture discharged.

Committee
Dec. 10 2024	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-842, Part I.

IntroReferral

Nov. 01
2023

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
Dec. 17 2024	Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7266-7267)

Committee
Dec. 10 2024	Committee on Agriculture discharged. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-842, Part I.

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Nov. 20 2024	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged
Aug. 30 2024	Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Nov. 14 2023	Subcommittee Hearings Held
Nov. 09 2023	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.

House bill HR6127-118

MAPWaters Act

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