SENATE 273117th CongressSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4597; text: CR S4596)

A resolution designating June 2021 as "Great Outdoors Month".

Last Action: 6/16/2021

Actions

2021-09-17Held at the desk.
2021-09-17Received in the House.
2021-09-15Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2021-09-14Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. (text: CR S6481)
2021-09-14Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.(text: CR S6481)
2021-09-14Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6480-6481)
2021-09-14Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2021-09-14Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2021-02-08Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S574-575)
2021-02-08Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-09-14 (55)

Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

This bill addresses certain driftnet fishing. Driftnet fishing is a method of fishing in which a gillnet composed of a panel or panels of webbing, or a series of such gillnets, is placed in the water and allowed to drift with the currents and winds for the purpose of entangling fish in the webbing.

Currently, the use of large-scale drift gillnets with a total length of 2.5 kilometers or more is prohibited in the United States. The bill expands the definition of large-scale driftnet fishing to prohibit the use of gillnets with a mesh size of 14 inches or greater. This expanded prohibition does not apply within the U.S. exclusive economic zone for five years.

The Department of Commerce must conduct a transition program to facilitate the phase out of large-scale driftnet fishing and to promote the adoption of alternative fishing practices that minimize the incidental catch of living marine resources.

Commerce must award grants to program participants.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council may recommend and Commerce may approve regulations that require charter operators to pay fees on vessels that harvest Pacific halibut in specific International Pacific Halibut Commission regulatory areas.

Cosponsors (3)

Shelley Capito (R-WV)
Christopher Coons (D-DE)
Alex Padilla (D-CA)

Subjects

Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Fishes
Hunting and fishing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Pacific Ocean

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