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HOUSE 5103118th CongressBecame Public Law No: 118-229.

FISHES Act

Last Action
1/4/2025

Actions

  • 2025-01-04Became Public Law No: 118-229.
  • 2025-01-04Became Public Law No: 118-229.
  • 2025-01-04Signed by President.
  • 2025-01-04Signed by President.
  • 2024-12-27Presented to President.
  • 2024-12-27Presented to President.
  • 2024-12-23Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 2024-12-21Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7317)
  • 2024-12-21Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2024-12-21Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2024-12-21Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2024-12-04Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • 2024-12-03Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2024-12-03On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6268)
  • 2024-12-03Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6268)

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CRS Summary

As of 2025-01-04 (49)

Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act or the FISHES Act

This act establishes procedures for the review of spend plans submitted to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by requesters seeking fishery resource disaster assistance funding.

The act requires NOAA to review a spend plan within 10 days of its submission and determine whether it is complete. If such spend plan is not complete, NOAA must provide the requester (i.e., prospective grantee) with a detailed description of the information that is necessary for the spend plan to be determined complete. Further, NOAA must notify a requester when the spend plan has been determined to be complete. 

Under current law, fishery resource disaster assistance funds must be disbursed to approved grantees within 90 days after NOAA has received a completed spend plan. The act provides that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) may review a completed spend plan concurrently with NOAA, provided OMB's review does not delay the 90-day timeline for providing funds to the grantee.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Mary Peltola (D-AK)
  • Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
  • Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
  • Neal Dunn (R-FL)
  • Troy Carter (D-LA)
  • Troy Nehls (R-TX)
  • James Moylan (R-GU)
  • John Rutherford (R-FL)
  • Daniel Webster (R-FL)
  • Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
  • Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
  • Brian Mast (R-FL)
  • Clay Higgins (R-LA)
  • Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
  • C. Franklin (R-FL)
  • Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
  • Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
  • Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY)
  • Nick LaLota (R-NY)
  • Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)

Subjects

  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Government information and archives
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
  • State and local finance

Became law: Pub. L. 118-229

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