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HR 2706 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Fishes Hawaii Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Trade restrictions U.S. territories and protectorates

Billfish Conservation Act of 2012

Introduced: September 26, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 2012
Became Public Law No: 112-183.
Oct 5, 2012
Signed by President.
Sep 25, 2012
Presented to President.
Sep 24, 2012
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 22, 2012
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6665)
Sep 22, 2012
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6665)
Sep 11, 2012
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Sep 10, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 10, 2012
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5732)
Sep 10, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5732)
Sep 10, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2706.
Sep 10, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5732-5733)
Sep 10, 2012
Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 10, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.
Sep 10, 2012
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-656.
Aug 1, 2012
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 1, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 1, 2012
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
Jun 19, 2012
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 2, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Jul 29, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 29, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 10, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 - Prohibits any person from offering billfish or billfish products for sale, selling them, or having custody, control, or possession of them for purposes of offering them for sale or selling them.

Treats a violation of this Act as an act prohibited by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Subjects a person to a maximum civil penalty of $100,000 for each violation, with each day of a continuing violation constituting a separate offense. Exempts billfish: (1) caught by U.S. fishing vessels and landed in the state of Hawaii or the Pacific Insular Areas (PIAs); or (2) landed by foreign fishing vessels in the PIAs when the foreign caught billfish is exported to non-U.S. markets or retained within Hawaii and the PIAs for local consumption.

Defines "billfish" as any of the following: (1) blue marlin, (2) striped marlin, (3) black marlin, (4) sailfish, (5) shortbill spearfish, (6) white marlin, (7) roundscale spearfish, (8) Mediterranean spearfish, or (9) longbill spearfish. Excludes swordfish from such definition.

What's happening now October 5, 2012

Became Public Law No: 112-183.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3422 Related bill Billfish Conservation Act of 2012
  • S 3424 Related bill Billfish Conservation Act of 2012
  • S 1451 Identical bill Billfish Conservation Act of 2011
 Bill text 6 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 1 Republican 5
Kissell, Larry
· Jun 26, 2012
Palazzo, Steven
· Jan 31, 2012
Flores, Bill
· Nov 2, 2011
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Nov 1, 2011
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Oct 24, 2011
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Oct 14, 2011
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Oct 4, 2011
Rooney, Thomas
· Sep 26, 2011
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Sep 22, 2011
Alexander, Rodney
· Sep 12, 2011
Bonner, Jo
· Jul 29, 2011
Boren, Dan
· Jul 29, 2011
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 29, 2011
ROSS, MIKE
· Jul 29, 2011
Shuler, Heath
· Jul 29, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 29, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2706: Billfish Conservation Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2706/
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"H.R. 2706: Billfish Conservation Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2706/.
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H.R. 2706, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2706/.
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