HR 6075 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Ensuring Fairness for Fishermen Act

Introduced Jul 30, 2010 Originated House Sponsor John F. Tierney D-MA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 6, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 30, 2010
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ensuring Fairness for Fishermen Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the payment of costs, fees, and expenses incurred by certain prevailing parties in proceedings under such Act from sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a process for paying attorneys' fees to defendants who are substantially prevailing parties in criminal actions brought under such Act during the period beginning on November 28, 1990, and ending on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 30, 2010.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MABarney FrankOriginalJul 30, 2010
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalJul 30, 2010
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalJul 30, 2010
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalJul 30, 2010
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJul 30, 2010

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 6, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
  2. Jul 30, 2010Introduced in House
  3. Jul 30, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Subjects

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

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  1. Jul 30, 2010Introduced in House

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