S. 1747: Fluke Fairness Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-20 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-66.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-66. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Fluke Fairness Act of 2021

Plain summary

Fluke Fairness Act of 20 21 This bill directs the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to submit a modified fishery management plan for the commercial and recreational management of summer flounder (commonly known as fluke), or an amendment to the plan, to the Department of Commerce. The plan must establish commercial quotas in direct proportion to the distribution, abundance, and location of summer flounder as reflected by fishery independent surveys conducted by the National Marine Fisheries Service and state agencies; consider regional, coastwide, or other management measures that comply with national standards under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and prohibit the establishment of commercial catch quotas on a state-by-state basis using historical landings data that does not reflect the status of the summer flounder stock, based on the most recent scientific information. Commerce must prepare and consider a plan if the council fails to submit the modifications or amendments. The Government Accountability Office must assess and report on whether the subsequent implementation of the approved plan or amendment complies with national standards.

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Fluke Fairness Act of 2021

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1747, Fluke Fairness Act of 2021 (2021-10-06)

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Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s1747.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s1747 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117