Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act

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Introduced

3 January 2017

Last action

12 July 2018 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summary

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2022 the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Revisions are made to: (1) requirements for fishery management plans for overfished fisheries; and (2) catch limit requirements, including by authorizing Regional Fishery Management Councils to consider changes in an ecosystem and the economic needs of the fishing communities when establishing the limits. To distinguish between fish that are depleted due to fishing and those that are depleted for other reasons, the term "depleted" replaces the term "overfished" throughout the MSA. Fishery impact statements must analyze the impacts of proposed actions in fishery management plans on the quality of the human environment. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must publish a plan for implementing the Cooperative Research and Management Program. The offshore jurisdiction of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama is extended from three miles to nine miles for the recreational management of red snapper. The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission must conduct all fishery stock assessments used for management purposes by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council for the fisheries managed under the Council's Reef Fish Management Plan. Any commercial catch share allocation in a fishery in the Gulf of Mexico may only be traded by sale or lease within the same commercial fishing sector. NOAA must develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect under this bill. Additionally, NOAA must develop guidelines that will incorporate data from private entities into fishery management plans.

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Timeline

3 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 February 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Source: Committee
26 September 2017
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
12 December 2017
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
12 December 2017
Committee
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Source: Committee
13 December 2017
Vote
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
Source: Committee
13 December 2017
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
19 June 2018
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 591.
Source: Calendars
19 June 2018
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-758.
Source: Committee
19 June 2018
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-758.
Source: Committee
26 June 2018
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 965 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 200. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. The resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report.
Source: Floor
11 July 2018
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
11 July 2018
Vote
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 193 (Roll no. 321).
Source: Floor
11 July 2018
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 193 (Roll no. 321).
Source: Floor
11 July 2018
Vote
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 228 (Roll no. 320).
Source: Floor
11 July 2018
Floor
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Source: Floor
11 July 2018
Floor
Mr. Gomez moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H6097)
Source: Floor
11 July 2018
Passed
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Source: Floor
11 July 2018
Floor
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Source: Floor
11 July 2018
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 200.
Source: Floor
11 July 2018
Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 200. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. The resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report.
Source: Floor
11 July 2018
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Bost to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
11 July 2018
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 965 and Rule XVIII.
Source: Floor
11 July 2018
Floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 965. (consideration: CR H6069-6098; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6076-6082)
Source: Floor
11 July 2018
Passed
Rule H. Res. 965 passed House.
Source: Floor
12 July 2018
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral

Votes

11 July 2018 · passed · On Passage · Passed · Official source

Yes 222 · No 193 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 13

Showing the first 8 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

11 July 2018 · failed · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions · Failed · Official source

Yes 187 · No 228 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 13

Showing the first 8 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

Versions

Referred in Senate · 12 July 2018 · Official file
Engrossed in House · 11 July 2018 · Official file
Reported in House · 19 June 2018 · Official file
Introduced in House · 3 January 2017 · Official file

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/200
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