S 1747
117th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Atlantic Ocean
Congressional oversight
Fishes
Government studies and investigations
Hunting and fishing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Fluke Fairness Act of 2021
Introduced: May 20, 2021
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Introduced
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Passed House
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Became law
Feb 3, 2022
By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-66.
Dec 17, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 213.
Dec 17, 2021
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment. Without written report.
Jun 16, 2021
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S3196-3197)
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fluke Fairness Act of 2021
This bill directs the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to submit a modified fishery management plan for the commercial and recreational management of summer flounder (commonly known as fluke), or an amendment to the plan, to the Department of Commerce. The plan must
- establish commercial quotas in direct proportion to the distribution, abundance, and location of summer flounder as reflected by fishery independent surveys conducted by the National Marine Fisheries Service and state agencies;
- consider regional, coastwide, or other management measures that comply with national standards under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and
- prohibit the establishment of commercial catch quotas on a state-by-state basis using historical landings data that does not reflect the status of the summer flounder stock, based on the most recent scientific information.
Commerce must prepare and consider a plan if the council fails to submit the modifications or amendments.
The Government Accountability Office must assess and report on whether the subsequent implementation of the approved plan or amendment complies with national standards.
What's happening now
By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-66.
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