H.R. 3521: Gulf Red Snapper Data Improvement Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-09-16 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-09-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Gulf Red Snapper Data Improvement Act

Plain summary

Gulf Red Snapper Data Improvement Act This bill requires the National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office to award grants for data collection that is used in stock assessments for reef fish species in the Gulf of Mexico, including the red snapper. In awarding grants, the Office must seek to improve stock assessments through innovative approaches to data collection that incorporates data from peer-reviewed research involving academia, fishermen, and other fisheries sources. The Department of Commerce must: (1) seek to improve communications by the National Marine Fisheries Service with stakeholders regarding the reef fish species stock assessment processes and outcomes of those processes, and (2) develop a process for using data collected through cooperative research activities for those stock assessments.

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Gulf Red Snapper Data Improvement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] · 4 cosponsors

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Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3521.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3521 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114