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Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act

2/8/2022, 11:17 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 5548

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
  • revises reporting requirements for the biennial report on international compliance regarding foreign fishing and international fishery agreements.

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Current Status of Bill HR 5548

Bill HR 5548 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 7, 2020. Bill HR 5548 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on January 7, 2020.  Bill HR 5548's most recent activity was Subcommittee Hearings Held. as of January 14, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5548

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
15
Democrat Cosponsors
10
Republican Cosponsors
5
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5548

Primary Policy Focus

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Potential Impact Areas

- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Aquaculture
- Aquatic ecology
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Economic performance and conditions
- Employment and training programs
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Government information and archives
- Hunting and fishing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Natural disasters
- Seafood
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5548

Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act
To improve the Fishery Resource Disaster Relief program of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and for other purposes.
Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 5548

Jared Huffman
Jared Huffman
CaliforniaDemocrat
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
FloridaRepublican
Mike Thompson
Mike Thompson
CaliforniaDemocrat
Darren Soto
Darren Soto
FloridaDemocrat

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