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Senate Bill 2637
119th Congress(2025-2026)
MAPWaters Act of 2025
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 31, 2025
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 31, 2025
Latest Action
Jul 31, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
2637
Congress
119
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
John Barrasso
Wyoming
Independent
Angus King
Maine
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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

This bill directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to standardize and publish data relating to public's access to federal waterways for recreational use.

Specifically, 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.

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.

Finally, the Forest Service and Interior must 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.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
July 31, 2025
Related Bills (1)
Dec 26, 2025
Became Public Law 119-62
4
Sponsorship
House Bill 187
MAPWaters Act of 2025
Became Law
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
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CRS
Actions (2)
07/31/2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S5001)
07/31/2025
Introduced in Senate
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S.2637 119 MAPWaters Act of 2025
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