HR 4723
116th Congress
House
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Fish Act of 2019
Introduced: October 17, 2019
Introduced by:
Huffman, Jared
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 14, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Nov 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Oct 17, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 17, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Salmon Focused Investments in Sustainable Habitats Act of 2019 or the Fish Act of 2019
This bill addresses identifying, restoring, and protecting salmon conservation areas in the United States.
Specifically, the bill
- requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to jointly issue guidance on the process and biological criteria required to identify salmon conservation areas; and
- directs the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to provide grants to certain entities to protect or maintain salmon conservation area features and projects that are focused on conservation and restoration within conservation areas, including to restore or maintain ecological functions and processes related to salmon productivity and diversity at watershed or subwatershed scales.
What's happening now
Subcommittee Hearings Held.