HR 4369
111th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Canada
International law and treaties
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act
Introduced: December 16, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 4, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 16, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to recognize the United States-Canada Transboundary Resource Sharing Understanding (and other similar fishery management Understandings) as an international agreement under such Act.
States that: (1) annual fishing level recommendations for fishery stocks under such Understandings may be exceeded as long as the fishing mortality level allows for progress toward rebuilding affected fish stocks; (2) the 10-year fishery rebuilding requirement shall not apply to such stocks; and (3) this Act shall apply to fishing years beginning after April 30, 2010.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1