H.R. 5269: STAR Fishing Act
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H.R. 5269: STAR Fishing Act
115th Congress · introduced 2018-03-14 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-03-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
STAR Fishing Act
Plain summary
State and Territorial Approval for Restriction of Fishing Act or the STAR Fishing Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce to obtain approval from the relevant fish and wildlife management agency of a state or territory before restricting fishing access to state or territorial marine waters that are within the jurisdiction of the National Park Service or the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, including coastal waters and estuaries.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] reported raising $60,716 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr5269.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr5269 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115