H.R. 5745 · 119th Congress

Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act

Introduced on Oct 14, 2025 by Mike Ezell (R-MS-4). 6 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 15, 2026): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Oct 14, 2025
Cosponsors
6
4 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To promote fish habitat through the enhancement of certain offshore oil and gas platforms and pipelines as artificial reefs, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Aquatic ecology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Oil and gas
  • Pipelines

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mike EzellR-MS-4Sponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Oct 14, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Oct 14, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Oct 14, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Jan 7, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  5. Jan 13, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Sep 15, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
  7. Sep 15, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Sep 15, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  2. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.3 reports
    $5.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC$713.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. Independent Petroleum Association of America3 reports
    $680K reported (all issues)
  4. Ocean Conservancy3 reports
    $605K reported (all issues)
  5. BP AMERICA INC.2 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  6. Earthjustice Action1 report
    $111.7K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.