HR 3588
115th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Alabama
Animal and plant health
Congressional oversight
Fishes
Florida
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Gulf of Mexico
Hunting and fishing
Louisiana
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mississippi
Texas
RED SNAPPER Act
Introduced: July 28, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 27, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 814.
Nov 27, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1047.
Dec 13, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.
Dec 13, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 12, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 12, 2017
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Sep 26, 2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jul 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Regionally Empowered Decision-making for Snapper, Noting the Angling Public and the Preservation of an Exceptional Resource Act or the RED SNAPPER Act
This bill requires any fishery management plan or regulation for red snapper fisheries that is submitted by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to contain conservation and management measures that establish separate catch limits.
The bill gives Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas (Gulf states) exclusive authority through FY2024 to establish the timing and duration of the fishing season for private recreational fishing of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico in the extended red snapper management zone of each Gulf state.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 814.
Committees of jurisdiction
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