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H.R. 4800119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Jul 29, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Fisheries Modernization Act of 2025
Introduced:
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HR 4800 expands federal fishery disaster relief to cover crawfish harvesters hurt by flood control infrastructure failures.
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This bill adds freshwater crawfish fisheries to an existing federal disaster relief program that currently covers ocean and coastal fisheries. It creates a new eligible cause called "infrastructure-related," meaning damage from government flood control systems, levees, spillways, or water diversions can now trigger relief. Two crawfish species — red swamp crawfish and white river crawfish — are specifically named, and flooding, drought, and water quality problems can now be considered when assessing crawfish disasters.
Crawfish harvesters, commercial fishermen, and subsistence fishers who depend on these freshwater species are affected. Ocean and coastal fishermen are not affected, as their existing protections remain unchanged.
Without this change, crawfish fishermen affected by infrastructure failures or environmental events had no access to this federal disaster program. The bill creates a path for those harvesters to receive assistance when such events damage their fisheries.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.