Hearing: Legislative Hearing on:H.R. 338 (Rep. Costa), “Every Drop Counts Act” H.R. 1514 (Rep. Ezell), “Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act” H.R. 3756 (Rep. Crenshaw), “Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025” or the “FISH Act of 2025” H.R. 5699 (Rep. Rutherford), “Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025”

Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Committee on Natural Resources)

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 (10:00 AM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable Mike Ezell
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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The Honorable Jim Costa
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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The Honorable John H. Rutherford
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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The Honorable Dan Crenshaw
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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Panel two

Mr. Benjamin Batten
Chairman, Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resources Association, Little Rock, Arkansas

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 11/21/2025 at 03:48 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 11/21/2025 at 03:48 PM
  • CV [PDF] Added 11/21/2025 at 03:48 PM

Mr. Justin Conrad
Chair-Elect, National Fisheries Institute, Greensboro, North Carolina

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  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 11/21/2025 at 03:48 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 11/21/2025 at 03:48 PM
  • CV [PDF] Added 11/21/2025 at 03:48 PM

Ms. Christine Compton
Director os Strategic Communications and Advocacy/ Deputy General Counsel, Irvine Ranch Water District, Irvine, California

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 11/21/2025 at 03:48 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 11/21/2025 at 03:48 PM

Dr. Christopher "CJ" Sweetman
Federal Fisheries Section Leader, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission- Division of Marine Fisheries Management, Tallahassee, Florida

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 11/21/2025 at 03:48 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 11/21/2025 at 03:48 PM
  • CV [PDF] Added 11/21/2025 at 03:48 PM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 338 (Costa) [PDF]
  • H.R. 1514 (Ezell) [PDF]
  • H.R. 3756 (Crenshaw) [PDF]
  • H.R. 5699 (Rutherford) [PDF]

Support Documents

  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 11/17/2025 at 04:03 PM
  • Hearing Notice [PDF] Added 11/18/2025 at 02:45 PM
  • Bentz FTR- Pacific Seafood Support Ltr for H.R. 3756 [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • Costa FTR 1- Chairman Raybould Testimony for H.R. 338 [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • Costa FTR 2- San Luis & Delta-Mendota Support Ltr for H.R. 338 [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • Costa FTR 3- Family Farm Alliance Barncastle Testimony for H.R. 338 [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • Ezell FTR- Congressional Sportsmen's Foundaion Support Ltr H.R. 5699, H.R. 1514, H.R. 3756 [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • Huffman FTR- Role of SIMP in Aiding Civil and Criminal Enforcement Actions [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • Huffman FTR 2- NOAA SIMP Review Comments [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • Huffman FTR 3- SIMP Appropriations Fact Sheet [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • Huffman FTR 4- SIMP Support Request Letter [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • Huffman FTR 5- SIMP Appropriations NGO Sign-On Letter [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • Huffman FTR 6- Report of the USITC [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • Huffman FTR 7- Prout Senate Commerce Testimony [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • Huffman FTR 8- Rickard Senate Commerce Testimony [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • Huffman FTR 9- Saumweber Senate Commerce Testimony [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • NOAA Statement [PDF] Added 01/09/2026 at 01:25 PM
  • Sweetman Responses to QFRs [PDF] Added 01/14/2026 at 11:17 AM

First Published: November 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Last Updated: January 14, 2026 at 11:53 AM


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