[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9436 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9436


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 14, 2026

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time 
  period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic 
                       right whale are effective.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act 
of 2026''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS CONCERNING 
              NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE.

    Section 101 of division JJ of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2023 (16 U.S.C. 1387 note) is amended by striking ``2028'' each place 
it appears and inserting ``2035''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 1, 2026.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.