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HR 4679 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Air quality Aquatic ecology Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government studies and investigations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Climate-Ready Fisheries Act of 2019

Introduced: February 12, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 14, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-642.
Dec 14, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527.
Jan 29, 2020
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 15.
Jan 29, 2020
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Jan 29, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 14, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Oct 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 15, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Climate-Ready Fisheries Act of 2019

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to examine efforts by the Regional Fishery Management Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and the National Marine Fisheries Service to prepare and adapt fisheries for the impacts of climate change.

What's happening now December 14, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527.

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 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 12 Republican 3
R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Jun 26, 2020
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jun 25, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jun 25, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 24, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 22, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 21, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Feb 12, 2020
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 19, 2019
COOPER, JAMES
· Dec 3, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Nov 20, 2019
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Nov 8, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 30, 2019
Malinowski, Tom
· Oct 30, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Oct 30, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 15, 2019
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Oct 15, 2019
Rooney, Francis
· Oct 15, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4679: Climate-Ready Fisheries Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4679/
MLA
"H.R. 4679: Climate-Ready Fisheries Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4679/.
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H.R. 4679, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4679/.
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[H.R. 4679: Climate-Ready Fisheries Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4679/)
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