Hearing
Legislative Hearing on:H.R. 338 (Rep. Costa), “Every Drop Counts Act” H.R. 1514 (Rep. Ezell), “Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act” H.R. 3756 (Rep. Crenshaw), “Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025” or the “FISH Act of 2025” H.R. 5699 (Rep. Rutherford), “Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025”.
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- Title
- Legislative Hearing on:H.R. 338 (Rep. Costa), “Every Drop Counts Act” H.R. 1514 (Rep. Ezell), “Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act” H.R. 3756 (Rep. Crenshaw), “Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025” or the “FISH Act of 2025” H.R. 5699 (Rep. Rutherford), “Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025”
- Committee
- Committee on Natural Resources / Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
- Date line
- Wednesday, November 19, 2025 (10:00 AM)
- Published
- November 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
- Last updated
- March 9, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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Witnesses
People connected to this event
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for California's 21st Congressional District; the House witness record lists him as a Member of Congress for a January 2026 Transportation and Infrastructure Member Day hearing.
Mr. Benjamin Batten
Chairman, Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resources Association, Little Rock, Arkansas
Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resources Association, Little Rock, ArkansasMr. Justin Conrad
Chair-Elect, National Fisheries Institute, Greensboro, North Carolina
National Fisheries Institute, Greensboro, North CarolinaMs. Christine Compton
Director os Strategic Communications and Advocacy/ Deputy General Counsel, Irvine Ranch Water District, Irvine, California
Irvine Ranch Water District, Irvine, CaliforniaDr. Christopher "CJ" Sweetman
Federal Fisheries Section Leader, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission- Division of Marine Fisheries Management, Tallahassee, Florida
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission- Division of Marine Fisheries Management, Tallahassee, FloridaDocuments
Source materials
bill textH.R. 338 (Costa)bill textH.R. 1514 (Ezell)bill textH.R. 3756 (Crenshaw)bill textH.R. 5699 (Rutherford)memorandumHearing MemonoticeHearing NoticeDocumentBentz FTR- Pacific Seafood Support Ltr for H.R. 3756DocumentCosta FTR 2- San Luis & Delta-Mendota Support Ltr for H.R. 338DocumentHuffman FTR- Role of SIMP in Aiding Civil and Criminal Enforcement ActionsDocumentHuffman FTR 2- NOAA SIMP Review CommentsDocumentHuffman FTR 3- Oceana Fact SheetDocumentHuffman FTR 4- Rogers and Meng LetterDocumentHuffman FTR 5- SIMP NGO Sign-On LetterDocumentHuffman FTR 6- Report of the USITCDocumentNOAA StatementDocumentSweetman Responses to QFRs