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S 1508 118th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Atlantic Ocean Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Regional and metropolitan planning Rhode Island

Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2023

Introduced: May 10, 2023 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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May 10, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1605-1606)
May 10, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2023

This bill adds Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and increases council membership from 21 to 23 members. The council is not given authority over the fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean seaward of Rhode Island. The bill also increases the number of members to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce from 13 to 14.

The council is one of eight regional councils in the United States that are responsible for managing fishery resources in federal waters in coordination with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

What's happening now May 10, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1605-1606)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3187 Identical bill Rhode Island Fishermen’s Fairness Act of 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 10, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1508: Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1508/
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"S. 1508: Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1508/.
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S. 1508, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1508/.
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