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: July 29, 2011 See on congress.gov

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

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.

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