H.R. 6362: REFI Pacific Act of 2012
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H.R. 6362: REFI Pacific Act of 2012
112th Congress · introduced 2012-09-10 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-09-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
REFI Pacific Act of 2012
Plain summary
Revitalizing the Economy of Fisheries in the Pacific Act of 2012 or REFI Pacific Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (upon receipt of such assurances as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States) to issue a loan to refinance the existing debt obligation funding the fishing capacity reduction program for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery implemented under the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003. Requires such loan to have a maturity that expires 45 years after the date of issuance. Prohibits the fee with respect to such loan from exceeding 3% of the ex-vessel value of all fish harvested from each fishery for which the loan is issued.
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Official text
REFI Pacific Act of 2012
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] · 12 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Rick Larsen (D-WA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] reported raising $5.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Obligation
- A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr6362.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr6362 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112