Topic

Overfishing

60 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 107th at 19. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 110th
60 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 1–30, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HCONRES 229 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek a review of compliance by all nations with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and should pursue strengthened conservation and management measures to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, and for other purposes. 110th November 14, 2007
HCONRES 94 Encouraging the elimination of harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in commercial fishing fleets worldwide and that lead to the overfishing of global fish stocks. 110th July 17, 2007
HR 5425 Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2008 110th February 19, 2008
HR 4087 Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2007 110th November 8, 2007
HR 2939 Atlantic Blackfish Conservation Act 110th July 5, 2007
HR 2625 To prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone. 110th June 11, 2007
HRES 814 Encouraging the elimination of fishing subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in the world's commercial fishing fleets and lead to overfishing of global fish stocks. 110th November 9, 2007
S 2907 International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act 110th September 17, 2008
SRES 709 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should pursue the adoption of bluefin tuna conservation and management measures at the 16th Special Meeting of the International Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. 110th November 20, 2008
SRES 368 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, at the 20th Regular Meeting of the International Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, the United States should pursue a moratorium on the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery to ensure control of the fishery and further facilitate recovery of the stock, pursue strengthened conservation and management measures to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, and seek a review of compliance by all Nations with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendation for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and for other purposes. 110th November 14, 2007
SRES 208 A resolution encouraging the elimination of harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in the world's commercial fishing fleet and lead to the overfishing of global fish stocks. 110th May 17, 2007
HCONRES 164 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the policy of the United States at the 57th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission. 109th May 23, 2005
HR 5946 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 109th January 12, 2007
HR 5051 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Amendments Act of 2006 109th April 19, 2006
HR 5018 American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act 109th July 17, 2006
HR 4940 Fishery Management Amendments of 2006 109th April 25, 2006
HR 4686 Multi-State and International Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 2006 109th April 27, 2006
HR 4075 United States-Russia Polar Bear Conservation and Management Act of 2006 109th December 7, 2006
HR 3278 Fishing Quota Standards Act of 2005 109th July 21, 2005
HR 2174 Capital Construction Fund Qualified Withdrawal Act of 2005 109th May 5, 2005
HR 2130 Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 2005 109th July 21, 2005
HR 2059 To prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone. 109th May 10, 2005
HR 1431 Fisheries Science and Management Enhancement Act of 2005 109th May 3, 2006
S 2662 A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate the economic losses caused by salmon fishery restrictions along the California and Oregon coast, and for other purposes. 109th April 26, 2006
S 2012 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 109th June 19, 2006
S 1224 National Oceans Protection Act of 2005 109th June 9, 2005
S 343 Capital Construction Fund Qualified Withdrawal Act of 2005 109th February 10, 2005
SCONRES 99 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the policy of the United States at the 58th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission. 109th June 12, 2006
SCONRES 33 A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the policy of the United States at the 57th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission. 109th May 16, 2005
SRES 610 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should promote the adoption of, and the United Nations should adopt, a resolution at its October meeting to protect the living resources of the high seas from destructive, illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing practices. 109th December 6, 2006

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.