Fish Act of 2019
Bill journey · stage 1 of 5
Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 17, 2019)
Salmon Focused Investments in Sustainable Habitats Act of 2019 or the Fish Act of 2019
This bill addresses identifying, restoring, and protecting salmon conservation areas in the United States.
Specifically, the bill
- requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to jointly issue guidance on the process and biological criteria required to identify salmon conservation areas; and
- directs the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to provide grants to certain entities to protect or maintain salmon conservation area features and projects that are focused on conservation and restoration within conservation areas, including to restore or maintain ecological functions and processes related to salmon productivity and diversity at watershed or subwatershed scales.
What just happenedJan 14, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 17, 2019
- Jan 14, 2020Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Nov 13, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Nov 8, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Oct 17, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oct 17, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Agriculture Committee - Oct 17, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Natural Resources Committee - Oct 17, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 17, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House