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West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act

Introduced: April 30, 2015 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
May 23, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 477.
May 23, 2016
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 114-260.
Nov 18, 2015
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 30, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 30, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act

This bill makes permanent the authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to adopt and enforce state laws governing fishing and processing in the exclusive economic zone adjacent to their state in any Dungeness crab fishery for which there is no fishery management plan in effect under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

What's happening now May 23, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 477.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2168 Identical bill West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 23, 2015
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 23, 2015
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1143: West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1143/
MLA
"S. 1143: West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1143/.
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S. 1143, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1143/.
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