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H.R. 4690 117th Congress House

Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2022

Official title: To reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 26, 2021 Introduced by: Jared Huffman Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 30, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.
Dec 30, 2022
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Dec 30, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-685, Part I.
Sep 29, 2022
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Sep 29, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 18.
Sep 29, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 16, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Aug 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jul 26, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Jul 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 30, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sustaining America's Fisheries for the Future Act of 2022

This bill sets forth and revises various provisions relating to fisheries conservation and management, including to increase the adaptive capacity of fishery management to the impacts of climate change, implement working waterfront plans, establish an innovation prize for data collection technology used in fisheries management, and establish a national standardized reporting program for bycatch.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 2865 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2021
  • HR 3128 American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act of 2021
  • HR 3160 Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act
  • S 497 American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act
  • S 2923 Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Act
  • HR 5453 Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 9
D
Chu, Judy
California · Dec 8, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 17, 2022
Porter, Katie
· Oct 25, 2022
Ruppersberger, C.
· Oct 21, 2022
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 20, 2022
Peltola, Mary
· Sep 15, 2022
Levin, Andy
· Jan 12, 2022
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 9, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 9, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Nov 5, 2021
Napolitano, Grace
· Oct 8, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 5, 2021
Blumenauer, Earl
· Sep 17, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Aug 24, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 26, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4690: Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4690/
MLA
"H.R. 4690: Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4690/.
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H.R. 4690, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4690/.
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