Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act

Bill: 115-hr-200
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alaska
Arctic and polar regions
Atlantic Ocean
Business records
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Gulf of Mexico
Hunting and fishing
Intergovernmental relations
International law and treaties
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pacific Ocean
Public participation and lobbying
Research administration and funding
State and local government operations
User charges and fees
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: 

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 &quot;depleted&quot; replaces the term &quot;overfished&quot; 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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Mr. Young (AK) asked unanimous consent that the engrossment of the bill, H.R. 200, the Clerk be authorized to make technical corrections and conforming changes to the bill. The technical corrections was place at the desk and reads as follows: Page 14, line 15, strike '''including'''. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 193 (Roll no. 321).
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 193 (Roll no. 321).
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 228 (Roll no. 320).
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gomez motion to recommit with instructions, pending a reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to impose unilateral tariffs by other countries on any US seafood exports or unilateral tariffs imposed by any country on materials necessary for the economic viability of the US fishing industry. Subsequently, the reservation was withdrawn.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Mr. Gomez moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H6097)
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: 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.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 200.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gaetz amendment No. 11, as modified.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keating amendment No. 10.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Zeldin amendment No. 9.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Poliquin amendment No. 8.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keating amendment No. 7.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Graves (LA) amendment No. 6, as modified.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Webster amendment No. 5.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Huffman amendment No. 4.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Langevin amendment No. 3.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Courtney amendment No. 2.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 965, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young(AK) amendment No. 1.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 200.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Bost to act as Chairman of the Committee.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 965 and Rule XVIII.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: 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.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: 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)
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Rule H. Res. 965 passed House.
action_date: 2018-06-26
text: 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.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 591.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-758.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-758.
action_date: 2017-12-13
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
action_date: 2017-12-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-12-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-12-12
text: Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
action_date: 2017-09-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2017-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Introduced in House