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Did Jon Husted sponsor the Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act?

Matches stated record claim. Congress lists Senator Gary Peters as the sponsor and Husted as the only cosponsor; the two introduced it together and it became law in December 2025.

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The Great Lakes fishery act

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What they say

His office's release says the Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act was sponsored by him and counts it as the third bill he spearheaded to be signed into law; its next sentence says Senator Gary Peters and he introduced it together on September 18, 2025.

“The Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act, sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), was passed by the United States House of Representatives”

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“Sens. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) today introduced the Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act”

What the record shows ·

Congress.gov records Senator Gary Peters as the sponsor of S. 2878, introduced September 18, 2025, and Husted as its only cosponsor, an original one. It passed the Senate on November 19 and the House on December 15, 2025, and became Public Law 119-67 on December 26, 2025, extending the Great Lakes fishery research authorization from 2025 to 2030.

Limit: Congress lists Senator Peters as the sponsor and Husted as its only original cosponsor. The two introduced it together, and it became law.

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  1. Husted bill protecting Great Lakes fisheries advances to president's deskhttps://www.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/husted-bill-protecting-great-lakes-fisheries-advances-to-presidents-desk/

    Office of Senator Jon Husted · Published Dec 18, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Released by his Senate office. Claims are the office's own and are attributed, not independently verified.

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  2. Husted co-leads bills to bolster Great Lakes fisherieshttps://www.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/husted-co-leads-bills-to-bolster-great-lakes-fisheries/

    Office of Senator Jon Husted · Published Sep 18, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Released by his Senate office. Claims are the office's own and are attributed, not independently verified.

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  3. S. 2878, Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2878

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsor: Gary Peters, introduced September 18, 2025. Cosponsors: Jon Husted alone, an original cosponsor from the day of introduction. Became Public Law 119-67.

    official legislative record

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  4. Public Law 119-67, Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-119publ67

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Approved December 26, 2025. Extends the Great Lakes fishery research authorization from 2025 to 2030. Its legislative history: passed the Senate November 19 and the House December 15, 2025.

    official legislative record

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