Fluke Fairness Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 5, 2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317.
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 27, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fluke Fairness Act of 2019
This bill directs the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to submit for approval by the Department of Commerce a modified fishery management plan for the commercial and recreational management of summer flounder, or an amendment to the plan, that
- is based on the best scientific information available;
- establishes commercial quotas in direct proportion to the distribution, abundance, and location of summer flounder as reflected by fishery independent surveys conducted by the National Marine Fisheries Service and state agencies;
- considers regional, coastwide, or other management measures that comply with national standards under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and
- prohibits the establishment of commercial catch quotas on a state-by-state basis using historical landings data that does not reflect the status of the summer flounder stock, based on the most recent scientific information.
Commerce must prepare and consider a plan if the council fails to submit the modifications or amendments.
The Government Accountability Office must assess and report on whether the subsequent implementation of the approved plan or amendment complies with national standards.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 27, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2019Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-167.
- Dec 5, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317.
- Apr 3, 2019Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 27, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 27, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2049-2050)
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 5, 2019Reported to Senate
- Mar 27, 2019Introduced in Senate
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