Fisheries Management Reform Act of 2004
Latest action · Jul 1, 2004 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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fisheries Management Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (currently, the Secretary of Commerce) to appoint members to the Regional Fishery Management Councils who, by reason of their occupational or other experience, are knowledgeable regarding the conservation and management, or the commercial or recreational harvest, of fishery resources. Revises requirements for the composition of such councils and the qualifications of voting Council members.
Sets forth certain requirements with respect to: (1) training of appointed Council members; and (2) disclosure of financial interest and recusal of Council members.
Directs the Secretary to establish regional science and technical teams to make recommendations on certain matters, on the basis of which the Secretary shall provide Councils conservation and management measures for incorporation into fishery management plans that establish: (1) catch and bycatch limits; (2) specific habitat and area protections to protect essential fish habitats; and (3) specific requirements necessary to protect endangered species.
Cosponsors 68
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2004 to Nov 19, 2004; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 13, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jul 13, 2004 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jul 13, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jul 22, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jul 22, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Jul 22, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Sep 21, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Sep 21, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Sep 21, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Sep 21, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Sep 28, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Sep 28, 2004 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Sep 30, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| D-IL | William O. Lipinski | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Oct 7, 2004 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 7, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Oct 7, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Oct 7, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Oct 7, 2004 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Oct 7, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| R-CO | Joel Hefley | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 17, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Nov 17, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Nov 17, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Nov 17, 2004 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Nov 17, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Nov 17, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Nov 17, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Nov 17, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Nov 17, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Nov 19, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Nov 19, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Nov 19, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Nov 19, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Nov 19, 2004 | |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Nov 19, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Nov 19, 2004 |
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 Jun 24, 2004 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Jul 1, 2004 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Jul 1, 2004Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
- Jun 25, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1248-1249)
- Jun 24, 2004Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2004Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1248 | Nick J. Rahall II D-WV | Jun 25, 2004 |
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 provide for stewardship of fishery resources for the American public, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fisheries Management Reform Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Animals
- Assault
- Bribery
- Citizen participation
- Commerce
- Conflict of interests
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Commerce
- Ecosystem management
- Employee training
- Endangered species
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental protection groups
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal employees
- Fishery management
- Fishes
- Fishing
- Foreign fishing
- Fraud
- Government and business
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Habitat conservation
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine ecology
- Marine resources conservation
- Obstruction of justice
- Overfishing
- Planning
- Public interest
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientists
- Sexual harassment
- Sports and Recreation
- State officials
- Wildlife conservation
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2004Introduced in House
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