S 796
109th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Aquaculture
Commerce
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Environmental health
Federal-state relations
Fishery management
Fishing
Food safety
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Law
Licenses
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Preventive medicine
Seafood
Natural Stock Conservation Act of 2005
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3667)
Apr 14, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3666-3667)
Apr 14, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Natural Stock Conservation Act of 2005 - Amends the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 to prohibit specified agencies with aquaculture regulatory jurisdiction from issuing permits for marine aquaculture facilities in the exclusive economic zone until requirements for such permits are enacted into law.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3667)
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 796: Natural Stock Conservation Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-796/
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