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To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize competitive grants to support programs that address needs of fishing communities.

Introduced: April 23, 2015 Introduced by: Keating, William R. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Apr 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 23, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize the Department of Commerce to make grants to support programs that address needs of fishing communities by: (1) providing health promotion and disease prevention services, (2) providing financial planning education and other services to improve the financial stability of families and small businesses, (3) supporting positive community response to tragedies at sea, or (4) providing workforce development training.

What's happening now May 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1826 Related bill Fishing Economy Improvement Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2012: To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize competitive grants to support programs that address needs of fishing communities.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2012/
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"H.R. 2012: To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize competitive grants to support programs that address needs of fishing communities.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2012/.
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H.R. 2012, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2012/.
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