Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act
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What it doesSummary 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.
What just happenedJan 14, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 7, 2020
- Jan 14, 2020Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Jan 8, 2020Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Jan 7, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Ways and Means Committee - Jan 7, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 - Jan 7, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 7, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House