FISH Act
Latest action · Nov 7, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedOct 30, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fundamentally Improving Salmon Habitat Act or the FISH Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to revise requirements for studies and ecosystem restoration projects for the lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay estuaries, Oregon and Washington. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects with total costs of $2 million or greater per project (designated as "large projects"); and (2) provide grants to the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board, and the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to conduct projects with total costs of less than $2 million per project ("small projects"). Revises and adds requirements relating to administration of such projects, including the provision of technical assistance to entities carrying out small projects, the determination of priority for large and small projects, and the allocation of funding for small projects.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 30, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Oct 30, 2013 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Oct 30, 2013 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Oct 30, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Oct 30, 2013 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Oct 31, 2013 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 30, 2013 |
| Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Nov 7, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 7, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
- Oct 31, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Oct 30, 2013Introduced in House
- Oct 30, 2013Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6956.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 with respect to ecosystem restoration in the lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay estuaries.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- FISH Act
- Fundamentally Improving Salmon Habitat Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2013Introduced in House
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