3.0.0 1979 2022-11-01T18:47:28Z 2022-11-01T18:47:28Z House HR 2019-03-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 54 (Thursday, March 28, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TED LIEU of California:H.R. 1979.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII[Page H2918]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Hearings by 2019-05-08T16:37:42Z Referred to 2019-04-18T14:50:21Z Referred to 2019-03-28T13:02:10Z Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act 116 906 S 2021-01-01 Vetoed by President. Identical bill CRS 2019-05-08 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2019-04-18 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Committee 2019-03-28 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 N F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-03-28 True C001124 Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] TJ Cox D CA 21 2019-04-29 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2019-05-14 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2019-05-15 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2019-05-20 False M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] Brian Mast R FL J. 18 2019-06-06 False H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2019-06-06 False P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2019-06-27 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2019-06-27 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2019-10-08 False H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2019-10-08 False G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2020-11-17 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2020-12-02 False R000616 Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] Harley Rouda D CA 48 2020-12-07 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-12-07 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2020-12-07 False L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2020-12-07 False B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] Vern Buchanan R FL 16 2020-12-08 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2020-12-08 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Animal protection and human-animal relationships Fishes Hunting and fishing Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2019-03-28 Introduced in House 2019-08-01T16:13:05Z Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

This bill addresses certain driftnet fishing. (Driftnet fishing is a method of fishing in which a gillnet composed of a panel or panels of webbing, or a series of such gillnets, is placed in the water and allowed to drift with the currents and winds for the purpose of entangling fish in the webbing.)

Currently, the use of large-scale drift gillnets with a total length of 2.5 kilometers or more is prohibited in the United States.The bill expands the definition of large-scale driftnet fishing to prohibit the use of gillnets with a mesh size of 14 inches or greater. This expanded prohibition does not apply within the U.S. exclusive economic zone for five years.

The Department of Commerce must conduct a transition program to facilitate the phase out of large-scale driftnet fishing and to promote the adoption of alternative fishing practices that minimize the incidental catch of living marine resources.

Commerce must award grants to program participants.

]]> Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act Display Title Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act Official Title as Introduced To improve the management of driftnet fishing. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1979ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1979ih.xml 2019-05-08 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.