HR 187 United States House · 119th Congress

MAPWaters Act of 2025

Summary

Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act or the MAPWaters Act of 2025 or the MAPWaters Act of 2025 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.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Dec 2025

House Passage

Jan 2025

Senate Passage

Dec 2025

Signed into Law

Dec 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Signed Dec 26, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed in House → Enrolled Bill · 4 edits

MODERATE

No substantive policy changes were made between the Engrossed in House and Enrolled Bill versions of HR 187 (MAPWaters Act of 2025). The differences are entirely formatting and structural: the bill was reformatted into standard enrolled bill style, a legislative header with Congress/session metadata was added, quotation marks were added around defined terms, and signature blocks for the Speaker and Vice President were appended. All definitions, deadlines, requirements, and provisions remain identical.

TECHNICAL

Standard enrolled bill header added, including 119th Congress designation, first session notation, GPO metadata, and public domain notice.

Formatting converted from House engrossed style (numbered sections on separate lines) to standard enrolled bill style (SEC. X. headings with inline subsections).

Signature blocks for the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Vice President of the United States added at the end, indicating final passage by both chambers.

Quotation marks added around the short title 'Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025' and 'MAPWaters Act of 2025' in Section 1.

Floor votes · House Jan 21, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Dec 26, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Dec 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8766-8768)

upper

Dec 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

upper

Dec 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Jan 22, 2025

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

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)

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed/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)

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Jan 3, 2025

Committee

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.

lower

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors