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Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act

Introduced: July 30, 2019 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 2020
Held at the desk.
Dec 21, 2020
Received in the House.
Dec 21, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 20, 2020
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7878-7880)
Dec 20, 2020
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 20, 2020
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7868-7871; text: CR S7868-7871)
Dec 20, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7878-7880)
Nov 16, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-293.
Nov 16, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 586.
Nov 13, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act

This bill revises the review process for making fishery resource disaster determinations.

Among other things, the bill

  • maintains the authority of the Department of Commerce to determine the existence of a fishery disaster;
  • sets forth requirements for initiating a request for a fishery resource disaster review;
  • provides a 120-day time frame for Commerce to evaluate a request, beginning either upon receipt or at the close of the fishery season, if the fishery season closes;
  • establishes criteria for Commerce to use when making a determination about whether a fishery resource disaster has occurred;
  • lists eligible uses of fishery disaster relief funds, including for habitat conservation and restoration that reduce adverse impacts to a fishery; and
  • adds additional reporting requirements related to U.S. fishery management.
What's happening now December 21, 2020

Held at the desk.

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