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HR 5103 118th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Disaster relief and insurance Government information and archives Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Office of Management and Budget (OMB) State and local finance

FISHES Act

Introduced: August 1, 2023 Introduced by: Donalds, Byron Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 4, 2025
Became Public Law No: 118-229.
Jan 4, 2025
Signed by President.
Dec 27, 2024
Presented to President.
Dec 23, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 21, 2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7317)
Dec 21, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 21, 2024
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 4, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 3, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 3, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6268)
Dec 3, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6268)
Dec 3, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5103.
Dec 3, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6268-6269)
Dec 3, 2024
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 14, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 618.
Nov 14, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-733.
Sep 19, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 19, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 19, 2024
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged
Oct 25, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Oct 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
Aug 1, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 1, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act or the FISHES Act

This act establishes procedures for the review of spend plans submitted to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by requesters seeking fishery resource disaster assistance funding.

The act requires NOAA to review a spend plan within 10 days of its submission and determine whether it is complete. If such spend plan is not complete, NOAA must provide the requester (i.e., prospective grantee) with a detailed description of the information that is necessary for the spend plan to be determined complete. Further, NOAA must notify a requester when the spend plan has been determined to be complete. 

Under current law, fishery resource disaster assistance funds must be disbursed to approved grantees within 90 days after NOAA has received a completed spend plan. The act provides that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) may review a completed spend plan concurrently with NOAA, provided OMB's review does not delay the 90-day timeline for providing funds to the grantee.

What's happening now January 4, 2025

Became Public Law No: 118-229.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 40
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Oct 25, 2024
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Oct 22, 2024
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Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Sep 24, 2024
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Lee, Laurel M.
Florida · Sep 18, 2024
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Kennedy, Timothy M.
New York · Sep 17, 2024
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 16, 2024
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Kean, Thomas H.
New Jersey · Sep 12, 2024
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Sep 11, 2024
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Aug 23, 2024
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jul 26, 2024
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Mullin, Kevin
California · Jul 15, 2024
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Costa, Jim
California · Jul 10, 2024
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jul 10, 2024
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 9, 2024
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jul 9, 2024
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Harder, Josh
California · Jul 2, 2024
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Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Jun 25, 2024
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 11, 2024
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Jun 11, 2024
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Fry, Russell
South Carolina · Apr 30, 2024
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Apr 20, 2024
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Apr 20, 2024
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Apr 17, 2024
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LaLota, Nick
New York · Sep 26, 2023
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Sep 13, 2023
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Sep 1, 2023
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Franklin, Scott
Florida · Aug 11, 2023
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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Aug 8, 2023
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Aug 8, 2023
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Aug 1, 2023
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Aug 1, 2023
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Aug 1, 2023
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Luna, Anna Paulina
Florida · Aug 1, 2023
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Aug 1, 2023
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Moskowitz, Jared
Florida · Aug 1, 2023
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Moylan, James C.
Guam · Aug 1, 2023
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Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Aug 1, 2023
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Aug 1, 2023
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Aug 1, 2023
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Aug 1, 2023