Fisheries Recovery Act of 2001
Latest action · Jul 30, 2001 Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedJul 19, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires a fishery management plan to close an area to a gear or practice that has been shown to adversely affect essential fish habitat unless the Regional Fishery Management Council (council) determines that closure is not necessary and the Secretary finds that the gear or practice will have a minimal adverse impact on habitat and minimal bycatch.
Requires observers on commercial fishing vessels to collect data necessary for the conservation and management of the fishery, subject to specified requirements Modifies: (1) the definition of "overfishing" and "overfished" to include jeopardizing the ecological integrity and sustainability of marine ecosystems; (2) conservation and management measure requirements; and (3) fishery management plan requirements to add ecosystem considerations. Requires each fishery management plan to have a fishery impact statement.
Directs the Secretary to develop at least one pilot fisheries ecosystem plan. Requires each council to prepare and submit to the Secretary a Fisheries Ecosystem Plan for each major marine ecosystem within its jurisdiction.
Reauthorizes appropriations to carry out the Act.
Amends the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act to earmark specified funds for direct industry assistance grants and for activities of the National Marine Fisheries Service that are directly related to implementation of the Magnuson Act.
Cosponsors 101
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2001 to Oct 10, 2002; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PR | Anibal Acevedo-Vila | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| R-PA | James C. Greenwood | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Borski | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Jul 19, 2001 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 21, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Sep 21, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 21, 2001 | |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Sep 21, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Sep 21, 2001 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Sep 21, 2001 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Sep 21, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Sep 21, 2001 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Nov 19, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Nov 19, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Nov 19, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Nov 19, 2001 | |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Nov 19, 2001 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Nov 19, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Nov 19, 2001 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Dec 20, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Dec 20, 2001 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Dec 20, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Dec 20, 2001 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Dec 20, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Dec 20, 2001 | |
| R-MD | Constance A. Morella | Feb 12, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Feb 12, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Feb 12, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Feb 27, 2002 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Mar 7, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Rod R. Blagojevich | Mar 7, 2002 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Mar 19, 2002 | |
| D-TN | Bob Clement | Mar 19, 2002 | |
| D-NC | Eva M. Clayton | Mar 19, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Mar 19, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Mar 19, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Lynn N. Rivers | Mar 19, 2002 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Mar 19, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Apr 9, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 18, 2002 | |
| D-MI | David E. Bonior | Apr 18, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Apr 24, 2002 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 24, 2002 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Apr 25, 2002 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Apr 30, 2002 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Apr 30, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Apr 30, 2002 | |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | May 1, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | May 2, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | May 7, 2002 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 16, 2002 | |
| D-OH | Tony P. Hall | May 16, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 20, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | May 20, 2002 | |
| D-OH | James A. Traficant Jr. | Jun 4, 2002 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jun 4, 2002 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Jun 6, 2002 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Jun 6, 2002 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 6, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 11, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jun 19, 2002 | |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Jun 19, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Horn | Jun 26, 2002 | |
| D-FL | Carrie P. Meek | Jul 8, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Jul 8, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 17, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jul 17, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 24, 2002 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jul 24, 2002 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 25, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 5, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Sep 5, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 5, 2002 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Sep 19, 2002 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 25, 2002 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 25, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Sep 25, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Sep 26, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Oct 10, 2002 |
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 Jul 19, 2001 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Jul 30, 2001 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Jul 30, 2001Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
- Jul 19, 2001Introduced in House
- Jul 19, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
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. 107-111 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 4749, THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2002115 pages | Natural Resources Committee | May 2, 2002 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fisheries Recovery Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative procedure
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals
- Authorization
- Commerce
- Department of Commerce
- Ecological research
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ecosystem management
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Equipment and supplies
- Fisheries
- Fishery management
- Fishery products
- Fishing boats
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Foreign trade promotion
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government trust funds
- Habitat conservation
- Law
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine ecology
- Marine resources conservation
- Overfishing
- Planning
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Research
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Subsidies
- Sustainable fisheries
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 19, 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.
