H.R. 5103 118th Congress House

FISHES Act

Official title: To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to approve or deny spend plans within a certain amount of time, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 16, 2024 Introduced by: Byron Donalds Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources Disaster relief and insuranceGovernment information and archivesMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)State and local finance

Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jan 4, 2025

Signed by President.

Jan 4, 2025

Became Public Law No: 118-229.

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

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

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-733.

Nov 14, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 618.

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

Introduced in House

Aug 1, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Latest action January 4, 2025

Became Public Law No: 118-229.

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.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Bodies those filers lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
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Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
7 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
7 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
7 filings
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
7 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
7 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
7 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7 filings

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Cosponsors 48