American Fisheries Act of 1998

Summary

American Fisheries Act of 1998 - Revokes permanently all licenses, permits, and other fishing privileges that have the effect of allowing specified vessels that "are not vessels of the United States" (Subject Fishing Vessels) to operate in U.S. fisheries, as well as any fishing history of such vessels. Exempts from such revocation, until December 31, 2001, the operation of such vessels in the Bering Sea pollock fishery and the Pacific whiting fishery. Mandates a fish harvesting moratorium for large fishing vessels in the U.S. exclusive economic zone until approval and implementation of a fishery management plan (developed by either the Secretary of Commerce, a regional fishery management council, or an interstate marine fishery management commission) specifically authorizing large fishing vessels to harvest fish in such zone. Declares such moratorium inapplicable to any fishing vessel engaged exclusively in a fishery conducted primarily outside the U.S. exclusive economic zone.

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Timeline

1. 25 June 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 June 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 June 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 July 1998

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.

   Source: Committee

5. 7 July 1998

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 25 June 1998 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 June 1998

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 June 1998

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 June 1998

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Sponsors

• Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-13] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

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