The FISHES Act
What they say
Her campaign says she was the lead Democratic co-sponsor of the FISHES Act, which became law in 2025 and helps get fishery disaster relief to fishermen.
“Was the lead Democratic co-sponsor of the FISHES Act”
Source: Alaskans for Mary
What the record shows ·
Congress.gov lists her as the first original cosponsor of H.R. 5103, the FISHES Act, introduced by Representative Byron Donalds of Florida on August 1, 2023; she signed on the day it was introduced. It became Public Law 118-229 on January 4, 2025.
Sources: Congress.gov
Limit: Congress.gov records the order in which members cosponsor, not a party lead; being first on the list is consistent with “lead Democratic co-sponsor” without proving the title. The law's effect on how quickly disaster money reaches fishermen is not something its text or this record measures.