H.R. 2646: REFI Pacific Act
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H.R. 2646: REFI Pacific Act
113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-10 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
REFI Pacific Act
Plain summary
Revitalizing the Economy of Fisheries in the Pacific Act or the REFI Pacific Act - 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 West 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, subject to extension if there is an outstanding balance after such period. Prohibits the fee with respect to such loan from exceeding 3% of the ex-vessel value of the harvest from each fishery for which the loan is issued. Sets forth requirements for direct loan interest rates, subloans, and the calculation of the ex-vessel landing fee to be collected for payment of such loan.
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Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · 18 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2646.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2646 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113