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To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species…

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To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment.

Introduced: December 1, 2022 Introduced by: Rutherford, John H. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 1, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from issuing an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until (1) the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete, and (2) the data related to such study is integrated into the South Atlantic red snapper research track and operational stock assessment.

What's happening now December 1, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 13
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Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Dec 8, 2022
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Dec 1, 2022
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Dec 1, 2022
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Dec 1, 2022
Duncan, Jeff
· Dec 1, 2022
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Dec 1, 2022
Graves, Garret
· Dec 1, 2022
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Dec 1, 2022
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Dec 1, 2022
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Dec 1, 2022
 R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Dec 1, 2022
Murphy, Stephanie
· Dec 1, 2022
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Dec 1, 2022
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Dec 1, 2022
 R
Waltz, Michael
Florida · Dec 1, 2022
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Dec 1, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9373: To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9373/
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"H.R. 9373: To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9373/.
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H.R. 9373, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9373/.
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[H.R. 9373: To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9373/)
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