Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
Latest action · Dec 11, 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 729.
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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
This bill addresses certain driftnet fishing. (Driftnet fishing is a method of fishing in which a gillnet composed of a panel or panels of webbing, or a series of such gillnets, is placed in the water and allowed to drift with the currents and winds for the purpose of entangling fish in the webbing.)
Currently, the use of large-scale drift gillnets with a total length of 2.5 kilometers or more is prohibited in the United States. The bill expands the definition of large-scale driftnet fishing to prohibit the use of gillnets with a mesh size of 14 inches or greater. This expanded prohibition does not apply within the U.S. exclusive economic zone prior to January 1, 2020.
The Department of Commerce must conduct a transition program to facilitate the phase out of large-scale driftnet fishing and to promote the adoption of alternative fishing practices that minimize the incidental catch of living marine resources.
Commerce may award grants to program participants.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2018 to Jun 21, 2018; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jun 21, 2018 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Jun 21, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2018Markup Sep 5, 2018Reported Dec 11, 2018 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2018Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-430.
- Dec 11, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 729.
- Sep 5, 2018Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 26, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Apr 26, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2487)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2487Lists S2487Organizations supporting S. 2773, Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act | Dianne Feinstein D-CA | Apr 26, 2018 |
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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 15, 2018S. 2773, Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on September 5, 2018
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5638 | Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act | Identical bill | May 8, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve the management of driftnet fishing.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2018Reported to Senate
- Apr 26, 2018Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
