Congress 116 - S 2346 - Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act

Sponsor

Cosponsors

Topics

Appropriations Aquaculture Disaster relief and insurance Economic performance and conditions Employment and training programs Government information and archives Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Public Lands and Natural Resources Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Full Text

Votes

Summary

Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act

This bill revises the review process for making fishery resource disaster determinations.

Among other things, the bill

maintains the authority of the Department of Commerce to determine the existence of a fishery disaster;
sets forth requirements for initiating a request for a fishery resource disaster review;
provides a 120-day time frame for Commerce to evaluate a request, beginning either upon receipt or at the close of the fishery season, if the fishery season closes;
establishes criteria for Commerce to use when making a determination about whether a fishery resource disaster has occurred;
lists eligible uses of fishery disaster relief funds, including for habitat conservation and restoration that reduce adverse impacts to a fishery; and
adds additional reporting requirements related to U.S. fishery management.

Actions

Dec 21, 2020

Held at the desk.
Dec 21, 2020

Received in the House.
Dec 21, 2020

Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 20, 2020

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7878-7880)
Dec 20, 2020

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7878-7880)
Dec 20, 2020

The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 20, 2020

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7868-7871; text: CR S7868-7871)
Nov 16, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 586.
Nov 16, 2020

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-293.
Nov 13, 2019

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 30, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 30, 2019

Introduced in Senate

Amendments

Related Bills