HR 2958
101th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional reporting requirements
Environmental Protection
Equipment and supplies
Fisheries
Fishery agreements
Fishing boats
Foreign fishing
International fishery management
Legislation
Marine mammal protection
Negotiations
Marine Resource Protection and Driftnet Use Cessation Act of 1989
Introduced: July 20, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 28, 1990
Some Provisions Included In H.R.2061.
Aug 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Aug 1, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from State, Commerce, Interior, DOT, and Marine Mammal Comm.
Jul 20, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jul 20, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Marine Resource Protection and Driftnet Use Cessation Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of State to seek an international ban on the use of driftnets on the high seas.
Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress: (1) describing the steps the Secretary has taken to begin negotiations; (2) detailing the progress of negotiations, if any; (3) listing nations which refused to negotiate and which use driftnet fishing on the high seas; and (4) recommending legislative action to encourage the listed nations to cease using driftnet fishing.
What's happening now
Some Provisions Included In H.R.2061.
Committees of jurisdiction
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