Purpose and Summary

Chamber: House

Introduced date: 2023-08-01

The FISHES Act, also known as Bill 118 hr 5103, is a piece of legislation currently being considered by the US Congress. The main goal of this bill is to address issues related to the conservation and management of fish populations in US waters. One key aspect of the FISHES Act is the establishment of new regulations and guidelines for commercial fishing practices. This includes measures to prevent overfishing, protect endangered species, and promote sustainable fishing practices. The bill also aims to improve data collection and monitoring of fish populations to ensure that management decisions are based on accurate and up-to-date information. Additionally, the FISHES Act includes provisions to support research and innovation in the fishing industry. This includes funding for scientific studies on fish populations, as well as grants for the development of new technologies and practices that can help improve the sustainability of the fishing industry. Overall, the FISHES Act is aimed at promoting the long-term health and sustainability of fish populations in US waters, while also supporting the economic viability of the fishing industry. It represents a bipartisan effort to address important issues related to fisheries management and conservation.

Recent Activity

Became Public Law No: 118-229.

Alternative Names

FISHES Act

Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to approve or deny spend plans within a certain amount of time, and for other purposes.

FISHES Act

Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act

FISHES Act

Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to approve or deny spend plans within a certain amount of time, and for other purposes.

FISHES Act

Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act

FISHES Act

Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act

FISHES Act

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to approve or deny spend plans within a certain amount of time, and for other purposes.

FISHES Act

Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act

FISHES Act

Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act

FISHES Act

Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to approve or deny spend plans within a certain amount of time, and for other purposes.

FISHES Act

Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act

FISHES Act

Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act

FISHES Act

Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act

FISHES Act

Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act

FISHES Act

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to approve or deny spend plans within a certain amount of time, and for other purposes.

Associated Legislation

FISHES Act

Policy Areas

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Potential Impact

Disaster relief and insurance

Government information and archives

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

State and local finance

Disaster relief and insurance

Government information and archives

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

State and local finance

Sponsors and Supporters

Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large]

Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]

Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]

Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]

Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]

Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]

Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]

Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]

Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]

Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]

Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-18]

Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]

Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]

Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4]

Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]

Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]

Rep. Weber, Randy K. [R-TX-14]

Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]

Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1]

Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]

Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]

Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]

Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]

Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]

Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]

Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]

Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]

Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]

Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]

Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]

Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]

Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]

Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]

Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large]

Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]

Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]

Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]

Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]

Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]

Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]

Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]

Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]

Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]

Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-18]

Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]

Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]

Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4]

Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]

Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]

Rep. Weber, Randy K. [R-TX-14]

Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]

Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1]

Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]

Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]

Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]

Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]

Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]

Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]

Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]

Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]

Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]

Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]

Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]

Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]

Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]

Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]

Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]

Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large]

Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]

Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]

Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]

Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]

Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]

Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]

Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]

Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]

Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]

Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-18]

Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]

Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]

Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4]

Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]

Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]

Rep. Weber, Randy K. [R-TX-14]

Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]

Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1]

Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]

Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]

Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]

Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]

Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]

Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]

Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]

Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]

Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]

Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]

Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]

Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]

Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]

Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]

Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]

Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large]

Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]

Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]

Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]

Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]

Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]

Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]

Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]

Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]

Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]

Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-18]

Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]

Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]

Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4]

Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]

Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]

Rep. Weber, Randy K. [R-TX-14]

Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]

Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1]

Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]

Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]

Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]

Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]

Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]

Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]

Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]

Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]

Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]

Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]

Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]

Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]

Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]

Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]

Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]

Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large]

Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]

Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]

Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]

Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]

Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]

Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]

Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]

Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]

Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]

Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-18]

Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]

Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]

Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4]

Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]

Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]

Rep. Weber, Randy K. [R-TX-14]

Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]

Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1]

Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]

Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]

Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]

Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]

Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]

Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]

Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]

Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]

Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]

Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]

Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]

Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]

Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]

Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]

Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]

Committees and Subcommittees

Natural Resources Committee

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

Natural Resources Committee

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Natural Resources Committee

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Natural Resources Committee

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

Variations and Revisions

Winona Nelson