H.R. 5548 · 116th Congress
Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act
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HuffmanSponsor15 cosponsors · 10 D, 5 R
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Herrera Beutler
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Kilmer
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Palazzo
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Fitzpatrick
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Speier
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González-Colón
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Webster
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Lowenthal
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Thompson3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill revises the review process for making fishery resource disaster determinations.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 7, 2020
Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act
This bill revises the review process for making fishery resource disaster determinations.
Among other things, the bill
- maintains the authority of the Department of Commerce to determine the existence of a fishery disaster;
- sets forth requirements for initiating a request for a fishery resource disaster review;
- provides a 120-day time frame for Commerce to evaluate a request, beginning either upon receipt or at the close of the fishery season, if the fishery season closes;
- establishes criteria for Commerce to use when making a determination about whether a fishery resource disaster has occurred;
- lists eligible uses of fishery disaster relief funds, including for habitat conservation and restoration that reduce adverse impacts to a fishery; and
- revises reporting requirements for the biennial report on international compliance regarding foreign fishing and international fishery agreements.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act
Latest action (Jan 14, 2020): Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 7, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.