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Young Fishermen's Development Act of 2017

Introduced: October 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Apr 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Young Fishermen's Development Act of 2017

This bill directs the National Sea Grant Office in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a Young Fishermen's Development Grant Program to provide training, education, outreach, and technical assistance initiatives for young fishermen.

The office shall make competitive matching grants to support local and regional training, education, outreach, and technical assistance initiatives for young fishermen, including programs, workshops, and services related to seamanship, navigation, electronics, and safety, vessel and engine care, and sustainable fishing practices. Grant recipients must be a collaborative state, tribal, local, or regionally based network or partnership of public or private entities.

In awarding grants, the office shall give priority to partnerships and collaborations that are led by or include nongovernmental fishing community-based organizations and school-based fisheries educational organizations with expertise in fisheries and sustainable fishing training and outreach.

Grants may not be used to purchase a fishing license, permit, quota, or other harvesting right.

What's happening now April 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Related & companion bills 1
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Apr 26, 2018
Poliquin, Bruce
· Oct 12, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 7, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 24, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · May 24, 2017
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · May 17, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2079: Young Fishermen's Development Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2079/
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"H.R. 2079: Young Fishermen's Development Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2079/.
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H.R. 2079, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2079/.
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