Legislative Oversight

Stable identifiers

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  "congress": 119,
  "bill_type": "hr",
  "bill_number": 187,
  "sponsor_bioguide_id": null
}

Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/187

Official text excerpt

Public Law 119–62: To provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes. 
 Public Law 62 
 Public Law 119–62 139 Stat. 1979 
 2025-12-26 
 2025-12-26 
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 PUBLIC LAW 119–62—DEC. 26, 2025 
 139 STAT. 1979 
 Public Law 119–62 
 119th Congress 
 
 
 
 An Act 
 To provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes. Dec. 26, 2025 [ H.R. 187 ] 
 
   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025. 
 SECTION 1. 16 USC 6871 note . SHORT TITLE.   This Act may be cited as the “ Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025 ” or the “ MAPWaters Act of 2025 ”. 
 SEC. 2. 16 USC 6871 . DEFINITIONS.   In this Act: (1) Federal fishing restriction .— The term “ Federal fishing restriction ” means a defined area in which all or certain fishing activities are temporarily or permanently prohibited or restricted by a Federal land or water management agency. 
 (2) Federal land or water management agency .— The term “ Federal land or water management agency ” means— (A) the Bureau of Reclamation; 
 (B) the National Park Service; 
 (C) the Bureau of Land Management; 
 (D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and 
 (E) the Forest Service. 
 
 (3) Federal waterway .— The term “ Federal waterway ” means wate…

Raw official payload (JSONB)

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  "title": "MAPWaters Act of 2025",
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  "congress": 119,
  "updateDate": "2026-07-14",
  "latestAction": {
    "text": "Became Public Law No: 119-62.",
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  },
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Contributing member votes

Citations

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