MAPWaters Act of 2025
Introduced Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Blake D. Moore
Signed into law.
This act directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to standardize and publish data relating to the public's access to federal waterways for recreational use.
(Sec. 3) 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 access 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.
(Sec. 4) Within five years, the Forest Service and Interior must also digitize and make publicly available online certain geographic information system data about (1) federal waterway restrictions, (2) federal waterway access and navigation information, and (3) federal fishing restrictions. They must also update the data about waterway restrictions, waterway access, and navigation information at least twice per year. Data about fishing restrictions must be updated in real time as changes go into effect.
The Forest Service and Interior must also develop a process to allow members of the public to submit questions or comments regarding the data regarding waterway restrictions, waterway access, and navigation information.
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- Dec 26, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-62.
- Dec 26, 2025Signed by President.
- Dec 18, 2025Presented to President.
- Dec 17, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 16, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8766-8768)
- Dec 16, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Dec 16, 2025Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Jan 22, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jan 21, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 21, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 19). (text: CR H238-239)
- Jan 21, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 19). (text: CR H238-239)
- Jan 21, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H250-251)
- Jan 21, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jan 21, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 187.
- Jan 21, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H238-240)
- Jan 21, 2025Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jan 3, 2025Referred 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.
- Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House