HR 4003 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Ocean Habitat Protection Act

Introduced Mar 19, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Joel Hefley R-CO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 21, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

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.

IntroducedMar 19, 2002
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ocean Habitat Protection Act - Places size limits on groundgear used on bottom trawls. Treats as unlawful the use of rollers, bobbins, tires, rockhoppers, or any other devices attached to a trawl's foot rope that are more than 8 inches in diameter for fishing subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 19, 2002 to Oct 8, 2002, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.	Original	Mar 19, 2002
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.	Original	Mar 19, 2002
R-PA	James C. Greenwood	Original	Mar 19, 2002
D-VA	James P. Moran	Original	Mar 19, 2002
R-NJ	Jim Saxton	Original	Mar 19, 2002
D-CO	Mark Udall	Original	Mar 19, 2002
R-DE	Michael N. Castle	Original	Mar 19, 2002
D-NJ	Robert E. Andrews	Original	Mar 19, 2002
D-HI	Neil Abercrombie		Mar 20, 2002
D-NY	Eliot L. Engel		Apr 9, 2002
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff		Apr 10, 2002
D-MN	Betty McCollum		Apr 11, 2002
D-CA	Susan A. Davis		Apr 23, 2002
D-NJ	Rush Holt		Apr 25, 2002
D-NY	Maurice D. Hinchey		Apr 30, 2002

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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 21, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Mar 19, 2002Introduced in House
Mar 19, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

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