Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4294

Official text excerpt

119 HR 4294 IH: Mitigation Action and Watermen Support Act of 2025 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-07-07 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4294 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 7, 2025 Ms. Elfreth (for herself, Mr. Wittman , Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia , and Mr. Hoyer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a pilot program with respect to the sale of blue catfish caught within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. 
 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mitigation Action and Watermen Support Act of 2025 or the MAWS Act of 2025 . 2. Blue catfish pilot program Section 307 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 ( 15 U.S.C. 1511d ) is amended— 
 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: 
 
 (e) Blue catfish pilot program 
 (1) In general The Secretary shall establish a pilot program to award amounts to covered entities to purchase, in accordance with paragraph (3)— (A) from watermen, blue catfish caught within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed by such watermen; and 
 (B) from seafood processors, such blue catfish purchased by seafood processors from such watermen. (2) Applications To be eligible to be awarded amounts under the pilot program, a covered entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
 (3) Use of amounts A covered entity that is awarded amounts under the pilot program— (A) shall use such amounts to purchase blue catfish from watermen or seafood processors for at least the amount determined by the Secretary under paragraph (5); and 
 (B) may use not more than 15 percent of suc…

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