Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Conservation Act of 2001
Latest action · Aug 2, 2001 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 3, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Establishes under the National Marine Fisheries Service a pelagic longline fishing vessel capacity reduction program.
Directs the Secretary to conduct a voluntary Pelagic Longline Vessel Permit Holder Compensation Program, under which vessels prohibited from engaging in such commercial fishing are compensated for fish catch losses.
Requires the revocation of all commercial fishing permits or licenses held by those accepting payments under this Act, prohibiting such vessels from being used anywhere in the world for commercial fishing. Permits the transfer of a permit if the Secretary determines that the permit will not be used for pelagic longline fishing. Sets forth penalties for violators.
Establishes within the National Marine Fisheries Service at the Southeast Fisheries Science Center a Pelagic Longline Billfish Bycatch and Mortality Reduction Research Program to identify and test a variety of fishing gear configurations and uses for reducing highly migratory species mortality and sea turtle mortality in the exclusive economic zone of the United States in the Atlantic Ocean.
Provides for the reallocation to the United States commercial swordfish hand gear fishing fleet the portion of total allowable catch of swordfish by the United States pelagic longline fishing fleet that was attributable to vessels that were authorized to engage in fishing under revoked permits and licenses.
Prohibits any pelagic longline vessel from operating within the Atlantic Ocean highly migratory species fishery without an approved vessel monitoring device.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2001 to Sep 20, 2001; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Apr 26, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 1, 2001 | |
| R-PA | James C. Greenwood | May 8, 2001 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | May 8, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 8, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | May 16, 2001 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | May 17, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | May 21, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jun 7, 2001 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Jun 26, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 3, 2001 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2001Hearings Aug 2, 2001 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2001Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 23, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Apr 23, 2001Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
- Apr 5, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E581)
- Apr 3, 2001Introduced in House
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E581 | Jim Saxton R-NJ | Apr 5, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-57 | H.R. 1367, ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES CONSERVATION ACT OF 200182 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Aug 2, 2001 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the conservation and rebuilding of overfished stocks of Atlantic highly migratory species of fish, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Conservation Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Animals
- Atlantic Ocean
- Auctions
- Business records
- Commerce
- Compensation (Law)
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Data banks
- Department of Commerce
- Economics and Public Finance
- Equipment and supplies
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fishery management
- Fishes
- Fishing boats
- Flags of convenience
- Forfeiture
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Gulf of Mexico
- Identification devices
- International Affairs
- International fishery management
- Law
- Legislation
- Licenses
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Overfishing
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Research
- Research centers
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sea turtles
- Seizure of vessels and cargoes
- Sharks
- Territorial waters
- Transportation and Public Works
- Tuna fisheries
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
