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Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018

Introduced: July 10, 2017 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 31, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-405.

Dec 31, 2018

Signed by President.

Dec 27, 2018

Presented to President.

Dec 19, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 19, 2018

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 350 - 11 (Roll no. 444). (text: CR H10306-10308)

Dec 19, 2018

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10319)

Dec 19, 2018

At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Graves (LA) objected to the Yea - Nay vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

Dec 19, 2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1520.

Dec 19, 2018

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10306-10309)

Dec 19, 2018

Mr. Graves (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Dec 19, 2018

Held at the desk.

Dec 19, 2018

Received in the House.

Dec 18, 2018

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 17, 2018

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 17, 2018

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 17, 2018

The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 17, 2018

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7636-7639; text as reported in Senate: CR S7636-7638)

Jun 5, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.

Jun 5, 2018

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-264.

Feb 28, 2018

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Jul 10, 2017

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

Jul 10, 2017

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Dec 19, 2018	House · vote #444	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed	350–11	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 4,115	Wicker, Roger F.	In the nature of a substitute.	Agreed to	Dec 17, 2018

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Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018

(Sec. 3) This bill defines "mixed-use fishery" to mean a federal fishery in which two or more of the following occur: (1) recreational fishing, (2) charter fishing, or (3) commercial fishing.

TITLE I--CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

(Sec. 101) The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on mixed-use fisheries in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.

(Sec. 102) The bill authorizes a regional fishery management council to use management measures in developing a plan or proposed regulations for a recreational fishery or the recreational component of a mixed-use fishery.

(Sec. 103) The Ocean Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must complete a study on the use of limited access privilege programs to harvest fish in mixed-use fisheries, including an assessment of the social, economic, and ecological effects of the program on businesses, coastal communities, and the environment.

TITLE II--RECREATION FISHERY INFORMATION, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT

(Sec. 201) The Department of Commerce must develop a report on facilitating greater incorporation of data, analysis, stock assessments, and surveys from state agencies and nongovernmental sources into fisheries management decisions.

(Sec. 202) Commerce must also establish partnerships with states and make grants to improve recreational fisheries data collection.

What's happening now December 31, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-405.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 10

Hyde-Smith, Cindy

Mississippi · Jun 27, 2018

Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · Jun 20, 2018

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Jun 12, 2018

Peters, Gary C.

Michigan · Mar 19, 2018

Fischer, Deb

Nebraska · Jan 3, 2018

Young, Todd

Indiana · Nov 13, 2017

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Jul 31, 2017

Cassidy, Bill

Louisiana · Jul 24, 2017

Kennedy, John

Louisiana · Jul 10, 2017

Schatz, Brian

Hawaii · Jul 10, 2017

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