3.0.0 1887 2023-01-11T13:36:06Z 2023-01-11T13:36:06Z House HR 2017-04-04 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 4, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DIAZ-BALART:H.R. 1887.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2697]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-11T18:16:00Z Referred to 2017-04-04T14:02:40Z 2017-04-11 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2017-04-04 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-04-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 N R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 2017-04-04 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Commerce Fishes Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-04-04 Introduced in House 2017-07-20T19:33:34Z This bill amends the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 to maintain a prohibition on the sale of marlin, sailfish, and spearfish while ensuring that the exemption for traditional fisheries does not create new markets for these species.

The National Marine Fisheries Service must issue a final rule implementing the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 within 45 days after the enactment of this bill.

]]> To amend the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 to clarify an exemption for traditional fisheries and markets. Display Title To amend the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 to clarify an exemption for traditional fisheries and markets. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 to clarify an exemption for traditional fisheries and markets. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1887ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1887ih.xml 2017-04-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.