Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2023

3.0.0 3187 2025-12-05T08:12:10Z 2025-12-05T08:12:10Z House H HR 2023-05-10 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3187 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 10, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MAGAZINER:H.R. 3187.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation andManagement Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-AtlanticFishery Management Council[Page H2246]</pre> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-05-10T14:01:15Z Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2023 118 1508 S 2023-05-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1605-1606) Identical bill CRS 2023-05-10 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2023-05-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-05-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001223 Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] Seth Magaziner D RI 2 N C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2023-05-10 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Atlantic Ocean 2023-05-26T16:00:28Z Marine and coastal resources, fisheries 2023-05-26T16:00:28Z Regional and metropolitan planning 2023-05-26T16:00:28Z Rhode Island 2023-05-26T16:00:28Z Public Lands and Natural Resources 2024-05-31T12:55:14Z

00 2023-05-10 Introduced in House 2024-06-03T18:09:08Z Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2023This bill adds Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and increases council membership from 21 to 23 members. The council is not given authority over the fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean seaward of Rhode Island. The bill also increases the number of members to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce from 13 to 14.The council is one of eight regional councils in the United States that are responsible for managing fishery resources in federal waters in coordination with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Rhode Island Fishermen’s Fairness Act of 2023 Display Title 45 Rhode Island Fishermen’s Fairness Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:22:15Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Rhode Island Fishermen’s Fairness Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:40:06Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. 2024-03-18T20:45:58Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr3187ih/xml/BILLS-118hr3187ih.xml 2023-05-10 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 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.