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HR 6075 111th Congress House

Ensuring Fairness for Fishermen Act

Official title: To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require payment of costs, fees, and expenses incurred by certain prevailing parties in… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require payment of costs, fees, and expenses incurred by certain prevailing parties in proceedings under such Act from sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 30, 2010 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Civil actions and liabilityCriminal procedure and sentencingLegal fees and court costsMarine and coastal resources, fisheries
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Aug 6, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Jul 30, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 30, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 6, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Fairness for Fishermen Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the payment of costs, fees, and expenses incurred by certain prevailing parties in proceedings under such Act from sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a process for paying attorneys' fees to defendants who are substantially prevailing parties in criminal actions brought under such Act during the period beginning on November 28, 1990, and ending on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 30, 2010
Delahunt, Bill
· Jul 30, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6075: Ensuring Fairness for Fishermen Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6075/
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"H.R. 6075: Ensuring Fairness for Fishermen Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6075/.
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H.R. 6075, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6075/.
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