FISH Wellness Act

Bill: 118-hr-7658
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2024-03-13
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7658 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024 Mr. Golden of Maine (for himself, Mr. Ezell , Ms. Perez , Mr. Van Drew , Mrs. Peltola , and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To authorize safety and prevention training programs for fishing vessel operators and crewmembers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2024 or the FISH Wellness Act . 2. Safety standards for certain fishing vessels Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (i)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking and after the semicolon; (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) to conduct safety and prevention training that addresses behavioral and physical health risks, to include mental health, substance use disorder, and worker fatigue, facing fishing vessel operators and crewmembers; and ; (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall award grants under this subsection— (A) on a competitive basis; and (B) based on criteria developed in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard. ; (C) by striking paragraph (3); (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and (E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated by subparagraph (D), by striking $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and inserting to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025 ; and (2) in subsection (j)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking and severe weather detection and inserting severe weather detection, and understanding and mitigating behavioral and physical health risks, to include mental health, substance use disorder, and worker fatigue, facing members of the commercial fishing industry ; (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall award grants under this subsection— (A) on a competitive basis; and (B) based on criteria developed in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard. ; (C) by striking paragraph (3); (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and (E) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and inserting to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025 .