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MAPWaters Act of 2025

Public Law 119-62 · H.R. 187 · 119th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Dec 26, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT-1)

Cosponsors (3): Rep. Jimmy Panetta,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 413 yea, 0 nay413–0
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

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.

The requirements under this section do not apply to irrigation canals and flowage easements.

(Sec. 5) To carry out the act, the Forest Service and Interior may (1) coordinate and partner with nonfederal agencies, private entities, and nonprofit partners; and (2) enter into agreements with third parties.

The Forest Service and Interior may work with the U.S. Geological Survey to collect, aggregate, digitize, standardize, and publish data on their behalf.

(Sec. 6) The Forest Service and Interior must annually report to specified congressional committees on their progress in meeting the requirements of this act.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 119th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 413 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

413 yea0 nay19 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(202)

Republicans who voted yea(211)

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The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 18 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • S. 2637Identical billPublic law contains the text

    MAPWaters Act of 2025

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.

  1. Dec 26, 2025Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 119-62.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Dec 18, 2025FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Dec 17, 2025FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 16, 2025FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  6. CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  7. Jan 22, 2025CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  8. Jan 21, 2025FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. FloorFloor · 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).House roll call 19
  10. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  11. FloorFloor · At 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.
  12. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 187.
  13. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  14. FloorFloor · Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  15. Jan 3, 2025CommitteeCommittee · 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.
  16. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments

No amendments to this bill are on record.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.