A bill to amend the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Amends the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 to include highly migratory species within the exclusive management authority of the United States until an international regime for the conservation and management of such species is established. Revises the definition of "highly migratory species" to include all fish rather than only tuna. Sets forth the objectives of an international organization concerned with the conservation and management of such species. Declares that the conservation of cetaceans should be exercised by an international organization with authority to regulate the exploitation of cetacean. Stipulates that any nation may more strictly regulate the exploitation of cetaceans within its own fishery conservation zone. Authorizes the President to prohibit the importation of fish products from any country failing to cooperate with or adhere to international efforts for the conservation and management of highly migratory species and cetaceans. Directs the Secretary of State to convene a conference for the purpose of establishing an international management regime for the conservation and management of highly migratory species.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on October 19, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on October 19, 1979: Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
PAUL MCCLOSKEY (R-CA) introduced it on October 19, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on October 19, 1979, 17175 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17175 days ago, on October 19, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers