A bill to establish a contiguous fishery zone (200-mile limit) beyond the territorial sea of the United States.

Summary

Provides that the jurisdiction of the United States shall extend to all waters in a 200-mile zone contiguous to the territorial sea of the United States, and that the United States shall exercise the same exclusive rights in respect to fisheries in the zone as it has in its territorial sea, subject to the continuation of traditional fishing by foreign states within this zone as may be recognized by the United States.

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Timeline

1. 23 January 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 January 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 January 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 January 1975

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] · R · Sponsor
• · hsmm00 · Standing

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