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H.R. 200: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act

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H.R. 200: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 320 (2018): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR200 (2018-07-11), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act

Plain summary

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2022 the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Revisions are made to: (1) requirements for fishery management plans for overfished fisheries; and (2) catch limit requirements, including by authorizing Regional Fishery Management Councils to consider changes in an ecosystem and the economic needs of the fishing communities when establishing the limits. To distinguish between fish that are depleted due to fishing and those that are depleted for other reasons, the term "depleted" replaces the term "overfished" throughout the MSA. Fishery impact statements must analyze the impacts of proposed actions in fishery management plans on the quality of the human environment. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must publish a plan for implementing the Cooperative Research and Management Program. The offshore jurisdiction of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama is extended from three miles to nine miles for the recreational management of red snapper. The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission must conduct all fishery stock assessments used for management purposes by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council for the fisheries managed under the Council's Reef Fish Management Plan. Any commercial catch share allocation in a fishery in the Gulf of Mexico may only be traded by sale or lease within the same commercial fishing sector. NOAA must develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect under this bill.Additionally, NOAA must develop guidelines that will incorporate data from private entities into fishery management plans.

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Official text

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · 11 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (2018-04-24)

Cosponsors on this site

Brian Babin (R-TX), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Austin Scott (R-GA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr200 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115