FISH Act
Latest action · Feb 4, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, 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.
- IntroducedJan 15, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federally Integrated Species Health Act or the FISH Act
This bill gives the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) the sole authority to protect endangered or threatened species that are anadromous species (species of fish that spawn in fresh or estuarine waters and that migrate to ocean waters) or catadromous species (species of fish that spawn in ocean waters and migrate to fresh waters). Currently, the FWS shares this authority with the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2019 to Jan 24, 2020; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jan 24, 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 Jan 15, 2019 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 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. 8, January 15, 2019, page H602.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to vest in the Secretary of the Interior functions under that Act with respect to species of fish that spawn in fresh or estuarine waters and migrate to ocean waters, and species of fish that spawn in ocean waters and migrate to fresh waters.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- FISH Act
- Federally Integrated Species Health Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
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.
