# 119-hr-3340: Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act

119-hr-3340, Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3340
- Congress: 119
- Title: Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-06

## Summary

**Standardized, public geospatial data for federal waters** that maps fishing restrictions, recreational-use zones, and navigation details. The bill would direct the National Marine Fisheries Service to set data standards within 31 months and to publish a searchable, interoperable portal within 4 years. - Recreational boaters and divers would get clearer, searchable maps of where boating, diving, and recreational fishing are allowed or restricted, plus safety alerts like harmful algal blooms. Some vessel-type and motor or fuel restrictions would be updated in real time after initial publication. - State, local, and federal managers, scientists, and private users would gain standardized, interoperable GIS data to plan and respond across jurisdictions. The bill would set a 31-month deadline for standards, a 4-year deadline to publish the full dataset, and require many layers be updated at least twice per year. - Tribes, cultural resources, and commercial fishers would see specific protections. The bill would not apply to usual and accustomed fishing areas or Tribal waters and would bar release of historic, paleontological, cultural, or archaeological site data and proprietary commercial fishing information.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public ocean maps for mariners: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary of Commerce to publish standardized GIS maps and ocean data for the U.S. exclusive economic zone. Navigation and bathymetric data would be made available upon enactment and the new fishing- and recreational-use maps would be published not later than…
- Protections for Tribal and sensitive data: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would bar the public GIS portal from publishing the locations or details of historic, cultural, paleontological, or archaeological resources. It would also prohibit release of proprietary commercial fishing information in the published GIS data. The bill would exclude usual and…

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- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
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## Sources
- [119-hr-3340 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3340)

## Related
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- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3340 (as of 2026-09-06).