Fisheries
H.R. 574, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Young
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Alaska
Congress Number
112th
Congressional Record Number
157 Cong. Rec. H598

would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action.

S. 238, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Sponsor Name
Brown
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Mass.
Congress Number
112th
Congressional Record Number
157 Cong. Rec. S359

would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require that fishery impact statements be updated each year.

H.R. 81, Public Law
Update Type
Public Law Number
Pub. L. No. 111-323
Congress Number
112th
Congressional Record Number
157 Cong. Rec. D39

which amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks.

S. 1609, Public Law
Update Type
Public Law Number
Pub. L. No. 111-335
Congress Number
112th
Congressional Record Number
157 Cong. Rec. D8

which authorizes a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector.

S. 4014, Bill Introduced
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Sponsor Name
Cantwell
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Wash.
Congress Number
111th
Congressional Record Number
156 Cong. Rec. S8599

would provide for the replacement or rebuilding of a vessel for the Non-American Fisheries Act trawl catcher processors that comprise the Amendment 80 fleet.

H.R. 4973, Committee Action
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee Report
S. Rep. No. 111-366
Congress Number
111th
Congressional Record Number
156 Cong. Rec. S9021

The bill would amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize volunteer programs and community partnerships for national wildlife refuges.

S. 2870, Committee Action
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee Report
S. Rep. No. 111-388
Congress Number
111th
Congressional Record Number
156 Cong. Rec. S11036-37

The bill would establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties for the enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes.

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