United States · Bill · S
S. 1251 (114th)
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Act
Introduced
7 May 2015
Last action
28 August 2015 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 200.
Sponsors
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Act This bill reauthorizes and amends the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995, which provides for: (1) the implementation of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, done in Ottawa on October 24, 1978 (1978 Convention); and (2) the management and conservation of fish in the convention area (specified waters in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean). The Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, which was adopted in Lisbon on September 28, 2007, is implemented as well. The 2007 Convention amends the 1978 Convention. The bill applies to all fish, mollusks, and crustaceans within the convention area, excluding: (1) sedentary species over which coastal states may exercise sovereign rights consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (1982 Convention), and (2) anadromous and catadromous stocks and highly migratory species managed under other international treaties and listed in the 1982 Convention. The bill also applies to vessels engaged in fishing activities, including fish harvesting vessels, fish processing vessels, vessels engaged in transshipment of fishery resources, and vessels engaged in experimental or exploratory fishing activities. The bill repeals provisions requiring the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish and report on a new quota allocation practice.
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Timeline
7 May 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
7 May 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
20 May 2015
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
28 August 2015
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 200.
Source: Calendars
28 August 2015
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2015 without amendment. With written report No. 114-120.
Source: Committee
28 August 2015
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2015 without amendment. With written report No. 114-120.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Reported to Senate · 28 August 2015 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 7 May 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act
- related to ← Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1251
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1251
- us · 114-s-1251 · source updated 7 April 2025