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HR 3070 114th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Atlantic Ocean Congressional oversight Intergovernmental relations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries New York State Rhode Island State and local government operations

EEZ Clarification Act

Introduced: July 15, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 7, 2016
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jun 7, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 7, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3486)
Jun 7, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3486)
Jun 7, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3070.
Jun 7, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3486-3487)
Jun 7, 2016
Mr. Hardy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 25, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.
Apr 25, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-517.
Mar 16, 2016
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 16, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 15, 2016
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Mar 15, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 2, 2016
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jul 15, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 15, 2015
Introduced in House
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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 25, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

EEZ Transit Zone Clarification and Access Act

(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to permit and regulate Atlantic striped bass recreational fishing in the Block Island Sound Transit Zone. The transit zone is the area of federal waters within Block Island Sound, located between areas south of Montauk Point, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode Island.

What's happening now June 8, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 9, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3070: EEZ Transit Zone Clarification and Access Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3070/
MLA
"H.R. 3070: EEZ Transit Zone Clarification and Access Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3070/.
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H.R. 3070, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3070/.
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