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119-s-3225119th CongressWALLET

Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

Introduced

Summary

Expands commercial fishing safety training to include behavioral and physical health risks like substance use disorder and worker fatigue. It reorganizes the Fishing Safety Training Grants and Fishing Safety Research Grants into a competitive grant framework and directs multi-year funding through the Department of Health and Human Services while retaining Coast Guard input on award criteria.

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  • Fishing vessel operators and crewmembers: Receive training that specifically addresses behavioral health, substance use disorder, worker fatigue, and related physical risks to improve on-the-job safety and wellness.
  • Research institutions and training providers: Must compete for grants under a competitive program with award criteria developed in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, replacing the prior Coast Guard–driven consultation model.
  • Federal agencies and program funding: Replaces a FY2023 funding reference with explicit appropriations of $6 million each year to HHS for fiscal years 2025–2029 to support these training and research programs.

*Increases federal spending by $6 million each year for 2025–2029.*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More fishing safety grants for workers

If enacted, the bill would fund competitive training and research grants to improve safety for commercial fishing workers. It would add training and research on behavioral and physical health risks like substance use disorder and worker fatigue. The grants would be awarded using criteria developed in consultation with the Coast Guard. The bill would give HHS $6,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to run these programs.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

MA • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

    AK • R

    Sponsored 11/19/2025

  • Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]

    ME • R

    Sponsored 11/19/2025

  • Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

    ME • I

    Sponsored 11/19/2025

  • Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2025

  • Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

    AK • R

    Sponsored 11/19/2025

  • Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2025

  • Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 11/19/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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