HR 2048 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

International Fisheries Reauthorization Act of 2003

Introduced May 9, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Wayne T. Gilchrest R-MD

Latest action · Oct 21, 2003 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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.

IntroducedMay 9, 2003
Passed HouseOct 20, 2003
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 7, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

International Fisheries Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to extend through FY 2008 the requirement that the Secretary of State enter agreements to reimburse owners of commercial fishing vessels seized and detained by a foreign country for actual costs, market value of confiscated or spoiled fish, and half of lost gross income.

Amends the Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000 to extend through FY 2008 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) travel expenses of members and alternate members of the Yukon River Salmon Panel (Panel), U.S. members of a Joint Technical Committee (JTC) under the Pacific Salmon Treaty between the United States and Canada, and members of a specified advisory committee; (2) the U.S. share of expenses incurred by the JTC and any panel established by any agreement between the United States and Canada for restoration and enhancement of salmon originating in Canada; (3) activities by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce for survey, restoration, and enhancement activities related to salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in Canada, including specified Yukon River salmon stock restoration and enhancement projects; and (4) cooperative salmon research and management projects in the portion of the Yukon River drainage located in the United States that are recommended by the Panel.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 2

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 May 9, 2003Hearings May 22, 2003Markup Sep 24, 2003Reported Oct 7, 2003
	Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee	Referred May 12, 2003Markup Jul 17, 2003Reported Jul 17, 2003
Senate	Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee	Referred Oct 21, 2003

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

Oct 21, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct 20, 2003Mr. Renzi moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 20, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9700)
Oct 20, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2048.
Oct 20, 2003Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9700)
Oct 20, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 20, 2003The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Oct 7, 2003Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-300.
Oct 7, 2003Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 176.
Sep 24, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 24, 2003Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 17, 2003Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 17, 2003Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 22, 2003Committee Hearings Held.
May 12, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
May 9, 2003Introduced in House
May 9, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

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
House	Debate and remarks H9700Text printed H9700	Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Rick Renzi R-AZ	Oct 20, 2003

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.

Committee report

H. Rept. 108-300

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

Oct 2, 2003H.R. 2048, International Fisheries Reauthorization Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 24, 2003</p>
Oct 2, 2003H.R. 2048, International Fisheries Reauthorization Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 24, 2003

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. 108-22	H.R. 2048 and H.RES. 3073 pages	Natural Resources Committee	May 22, 2003

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 2584	To provide for the conveyance to the Utrok Atoll local government of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship, and for other purposes.	Related bill	Apr 13, 2004

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To extend the period for reimbursement under the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, and to reauthorize the Yukon River Restoration and Enhancement Fund.
Official Titles as Amended by House: To extend the period for reimbursement under the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, and to reauthorize the Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000.
Short Titles as Introduced: International Fisheries Reauthorization Act of 2003
Short Titles as Reported to House: International Fisheries Reauthorization Act of 2003
Short Titles as Passed House: International Fisheries Reauthorization Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Oct 21, 2003Referred in Senate
Oct 20, 2003Engrossed in House
Oct 7, 2003Reported in House
May 9, 2003Introduced in House

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