Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
Latest action · May 8, 2019 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedMar 28, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot 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 for five years.
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 must award grants to program participants.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 28, 2019 to Dec 8, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 20, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Jun 6, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Jun 6, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Nov 17, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Dec 2, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Dec 7, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 7, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Dec 7, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Dec 7, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Dec 8, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Dec 8, 2020 |
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 Mar 28, 2019 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Apr 18, 2019Hearings May 8, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 8, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 18, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Mar 28, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 28, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 54, March 28, 2019, page H2918.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 404 | Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act | Reintroduced Bill | Nov 16, 2022 |
| S 906 | Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act | Identical bill | Jan 1, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the management of driftnet fishing.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2019Introduced in House
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