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Forage Fish Conservation Act

Introduced: April 10, 2019 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 14, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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Forage Fish Conservation Act

This bill addresses the management and conservation of forage fish. (A forage fish is any fish at a low trophic level that contributes significantly to the diets of other fish, marine mammals, or birds and serves as a conduit for energy transfer to species at a higher trophic level.)

The Department of Commerce must establish guidelines to assist regional fishery management councils in (1) developing a list of unmanaged forage fish areas and prohibiting the development of any new forage fish fisheries until the potential impacts of such fisheries have been assessed; and (2) setting annual catch limits for forage fish fisheries that assess, specify, and reduce such limits by the diet needs of other fish species and marine wildlife.

The bill adds shad (American shad and hickory shad) and river herring (blueback herring and alewife) to the list of managed stocks for the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.

What's happening now January 14, 2020

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 5053 Related bill Forage Fish Conservation Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 6 Republican 6
Rice, Kathleen
· Apr 23, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 21, 2020
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Oct 11, 2019
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Sep 25, 2019
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jul 25, 2019
Palazzo, Steven
· Jun 25, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jun 18, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jun 12, 2019
Rooney, Francis
· May 14, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 18, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 15, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 10, 2019
Long, Billy
· Apr 10, 2019
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Apr 10, 2019
UPTON, FRED
· Apr 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2236: Forage Fish Conservation Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2236/
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"H.R. 2236: Forage Fish Conservation Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2236/.
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H.R. 2236, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2236/.
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