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Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2025
To amend the Fishing Safety Training Grants and Fishing Safety Research Grant programs.
Summary
This bill amends existing federal programs to expand the scope and funding for fishing industry safety initiatives. It would broaden the Fishing Safety Training Grants program to include training on behavioral and physical health risks, including substance use disorder and worker fatigue, for fishing vessel operators and crew members. It would similarly expand the Fishing Safety Research Grant program to include research on understanding and mitigating these behavioral and physical health risks in the commercial fishing industry. The bill would increase annual funding for both grant programs from $3 million to $6 million annually for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, with funds administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Grant criteria would be developed in consultation with the Coast Guard Commandant.
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Sponsor (1)
7 cosponsors
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME)
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK)
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS)
Actions (2)
- Nov 19, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- Nov 19, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 19, 2025
Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To amend the Fishing Safety Training Grants and Fishing Safety Research Grant programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. FISHING SAFETY TRAINING AND RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAMS.
Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (i)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
“(B) to conduct safety and prevention training that addresses behavioral and physical health risks, that include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, facing fishing vessel operators and crewmembers; and”;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking “, in consultation with and based on criteria established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard”; and
(ii) by striking “subsection on a competitive basis.” and inserting “subsection—
“(A) on a competitive basis; and
“(B) based on criteria developed in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard.”; and
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking “$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023” and inserting “to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029”; and
(2) in subsection (j)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting “, and on understanding and mitigating behavioral and physical health risks, that include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, facing members of the commercial fishing industry” after “weather detection”;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking “, in consultation with and based on criteria established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard,”; and
(ii) by striking “subsection on a competitive basis.” and inserting the following: “subsection—
“(A) on a competitive basis; and
“(B) based on criteria developed in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard.”; and
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking “$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023” and inserting “to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029”. <all>
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