Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act

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Bill Number

HR 200

Introduced

Jan 3, 2017

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alaska Arctic and polar regions Atlantic Ocean Business records Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Disaster relief and insurance Economic performance and conditions Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fishes Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Gulf of Mexico Hunting and fishing Intergovernmental relations International law and treaties Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Pacific Ocean Public Lands and Natural Resources Public participation and lobbying Research administration and funding State and local government operations User charges and fees Water use and supply

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Summary

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act

This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2022 the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA).

Revisions are made to: (1) requirements for fishery management plans for overfished fisheries; and (2) catch limit requirements, including by authorizing Regional Fishery Management Councils to consider changes in an ecosystem and the economic needs of the fishing communities when establishing the limits.

To distinguish between fish that are depleted due to fishing and those that are depleted for other reasons, the term "depleted" replaces the term "overfished" throughout the MSA.

Fishery impact statements must analyze the impacts of proposed actions in fishery management plans on the quality of the human environment.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must publish a plan for implementing the Cooperative Research and Management Program.

The offshore jurisdiction of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama is extended from three miles to nine miles for the recreational management of red snapper.

The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission must conduct all fishery stock assessments used for management purposes by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council for the fisheries managed under the Council's Reef Fish Management Plan.

Any commercial catch share allocation in a fishery in the Gulf of Mexico may only be traded by sale or lease within the same commercial fishing sector.

NOAA must develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect under this bill. Additionally, NOAA must develop guidelines that will incorporate data from private entities into fishery management plans.

Actions

Jul 12, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 11, 2018

UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Mr. Young (AK) asked unanimous consent that the engrossment of the bill, H.R. 200, the Clerk be authorized to make technical corrections and conforming changes to the bill. The technical corrections was place at the desk and reads as follows: Page 14, line 15, strike '''including'''. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 11, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 11, 2018

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 193 (Roll no. 321).
Jul 11, 2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 193 (Roll no. 321).
Jul 11, 2018

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 228 (Roll no. 320).
Jul 11, 2018

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Jul 11, 2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gomez motion to recommit with instructions, pending a reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to impose unilateral tariffs by other countries on any US seafood exports or unilateral tariffs imposed by any country on materials necessary for the economic viability of the US fishing industry. Subsequently, the reservation was withdrawn.
Jul 11, 2018

Mr. Gomez moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H6097)
Jul 11, 2018

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Jul 11, 2018

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Jul 11, 2018

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 200.
Jul 11, 2018

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gaetz amendment No. 11, as modified.
Jul 11, 2018

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keating amendment No. 10.
Jul 11, 2018

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Zeldin amendment No. 9.
Jul 11, 2018

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Poliquin amendment No. 8.
Jul 11, 2018

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keating amendment No. 7.
Jul 11, 2018

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Graves (LA) amendment No. 6, as modified.
Jul 11, 2018

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Webster amendment No. 5.
Jul 11, 2018

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Huffman amendment No. 4.
Jul 11, 2018

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Langevin amendment No. 3.
Jul 11, 2018

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Courtney amendment No. 2.
Jul 11, 2018

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young(AK) amendment No. 1.
Jul 11, 2018

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 200.
Jul 11, 2018

The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Bost to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Jul 11, 2018

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 965 and Rule XVIII.
Jul 11, 2018

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 200. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. The resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report.
Jul 11, 2018

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 965. (consideration: CR H6069-6098; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6076-6082)
Jul 11, 2018

Rule H. Res. 965 passed House.
Jun 26, 2018

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 965 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 200. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. The resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report.
Jun 19, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 591.
Jun 19, 2018

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-758.
Dec 13, 2017

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
Dec 13, 2017

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 12, 2017

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 12, 2017

Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Sep 26, 2017

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jan 3, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 3, 2017

Introduced in House

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