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HR 2588 102th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Atlantic Coast (U.S.) Environmental Protection Fines (Penalties) Fisheries Fishery management Fishing Forfeiture Seizure of vessels and cargoes State laws

Weakfish Conservation Act

Introduced: June 7, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 1992
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Sep 29, 1992
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 29, 1992
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 29, 1992
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 29, 1992
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Sep 29, 1992
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Sep 29, 1992
Mr. Studds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 29, 1992
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 526.
Sep 29, 1992
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 102-926.
Sep 23, 1992
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 23, 1992
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 23, 1992
Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Discharged.
Nov 21, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 28, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Jun 28, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior.
Jun 7, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jun 7, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Weakfish Conservation Act - Requires the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to: (1) determine whether each coastal State has adopted all regulatory measures necessary to fully implement the Fishery Management Plan for Weakfish; (2) notify of each negative determination the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior; and (3) monitor each coastal State for satisfactory enforcement of the Plan.

Mandates a moratorium on fishing in the coastal waters of any State which fails to take the regulatory measures or satisfactorily enforce the Plan. Specifies acts which are prohibited during the moratorium. Provides for civil monetary penalties and forfeiture of vessels, equipment, stores, cargo, and fish.

Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to allow sums from penalties or forfeitures under this Act to be used to pay certain enforcement-related costs of the Act.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to enforce a moratorium declared under this Act.

Directs the Secretary, the Commission, and the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils to jointly issue regulations describing the best available technology for reducing bycatch of weakfish. Provides for: (1) a comprehensive annual survey of the weakfish fishery; and (2) a review of the Plan.

Authorizes appropriations.

Declares that the provisions of this Act other than the authorization of appropriations shall cease to have force and effect 30 months after enactment.

What's happening now September 29, 1992

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 24, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2588: Weakfish Conservation Act of 1992. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2588/
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"H.R. 2588: Weakfish Conservation Act of 1992." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2588/.
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