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H.R. 9373 117th Congress House

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…

Official title: 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… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: John H. Rutherford Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAtlantic Coast (U.S.)Atlantic OceanDepartment of Commerce
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FishesGovernment studies and investigationsGulf of MexicoMarine and coastal resources, fisheries
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 1, 2022
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 Latest action December 1, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 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.

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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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