Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act
Latest action. Held at the desk.
Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act
This bill revises the review process for making fishery resource disaster determinations.
Among other things, the bill
maintains the authority of the Department of Commerce to determine the existence of a fishery disaster;
sets forth requirements for initiating a request for a fishery resource disaster review;
provides a 120-day time frame for Commerce to evaluate a request, beginning either upon receipt or at the close of the fishery season, if the fishery season closes;
establishes criteria for Commerce to use when making a determination about whether a fishery resource disaster has occurred;
lists eligible uses of fishery disaster relief funds, including for habitat conservation and restoration that reduce adverse impacts to a fishery; and
adds additional reporting requirements related to U.S. fishery management.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed Senate" stage on December 20, 2020. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
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Who is behind it?
Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced it on July 30, 2019, and 4 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 1 Democrat, 3 Republicans.
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How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on July 30, 2019, 2599 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 2089 days ago, on December 21, 2020.
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Vote history
- SenateHeld at the desk.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action