FISH AND FISHING related term(s) Marine Mammals; National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: improve access to healthy foods, food processing, housing, forestry, agricultural research, and other agricultural programs, and Tribal self-determination relative to those programs (see S. 2354), S2984 [18JY]

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management: prohibit commercial offshore wind energy development in Lobster Management Area 1 in Gulf of Maine (see H.R. 4284), H3108 [22JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide cost-shared funding to implement endangered and threatened fish recovery programs for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins (see H.R. 4629), H3574 [13JY]

California: provide long-term water supply and regulatory reliability to help alleviate drought conditions (see H.R. 215), H106 [9JA]

Chesapeake Bay: conserve (see S. 2710), S3757 [27JY] (see H.R. 5133), H4158 [1AU]

China: prohibit importation of seafood and aquaculture products from China (see S. 3417), S5807 [6DE]

Coastal zones: assess impact of offshore wind projects along Atlantic coast to environment, relevant maritime industries, and national defense before being leased or constructed (see H. Res. 239), H1301 [21MR]

Colorado: designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas (see S. 1634), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3437), H2425 [17MY]

Conservation of natural resources: protect and conserve at least 50 percent of land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in U.S. and encourage diplomatic efforts to achieve this goal worldwide (see H. Res. 430), H2500 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish label designating fish harvested in U.S. exclusive economic zone or navigable waters as wild USA seafood (see S. 2182), S2224 [22JN]

——— establish Office of Aquaculture (see S. 2211), S2225 [22JN] (see H.R. 3951), H2786 [9JN]

——— include certain farm-raised fish losses under Livestock Indemnity Program (see H.R. 1020), H838 [14FE]

——— provide support for domestically harvested seafood (see S. 2208), S2225 [22JN]

——— reauthorize Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (see S. 1161), S1091 [30MR] (see H.R. 5186), H4180 [11AU]

——— reestablish Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative (see H.R. 4248), H3070 [21JN]

——— require report to Congress on spending related to seafood purchases and grants (see H.R. 5087), H4151 [28JY]

——— support commercial fishing industry (see S. 1756), S1788 [30MY] (see H.R. 4940), H4030 [26JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Working Waterfront Task Force and Working Waterfront Grant Program (see S. 3180), S5315 [1NO] (see H.R. 6641), H6208 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: build capacity of foreign security forces with respect to certain fishing operations (see H.R. 5479), H4344 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish home-based telemental health care demonstration program to increase mental health services in rural medically underserved populations and in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (see S. 1077), S1088 [30MR] (see H.R. 6534), H6049 [30NO]

Dept. of Labor: permanently authorize exemption of aliens working as fish processors from numerical limitation on H–2B nonimmigrant visas (see S. 3013), S4947 [4OC]

Dept. of State: limit funding for international fisheries commissions (see H.R. 2315), H1638 [29MR]

Dept. of the Interior: create dedicated funds to protect North American butterflies, Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish (see S. 1708), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3494), H2453 [18MY]

——— modify certain requirements applicable to salinity control units in Colorado River (see S. 2514), S3619 [26JY]

——— reauthorize endangered fish and threatened fish recovery programs for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins (see S. 2247), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 3918), H2778 [7JN] (see H.R. 4596), H3573 [13JY]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (see S. 1185), S1210 [18AP] (see H.R. 615), H489 [27JA]

Depts. of Commerce and the Interior: prevent from issuing maritime rules related to Rice’s whale that would impede offshore energy development and military activities (see S. 2986), S4760 [28SE]

Disasters: improve disaster relief funding (see S. 116), S121 [26JA]

Dolores River National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 636), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 1534), H1278 [10MR]

Dolores River Special Management Area: establish (see S. 636), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 1534), H1278 [10MR]

Endangered species: allow certain activities to be carried out relative to certain fish held in captivity or controlled environment (see H.R. 6546), H6079 [1DE]

——— allow certain activities to be conducted relative to sturgeon held in captivity or in controlled environment (see S. 2870), S4630 [20SE] (see H.R. 6393), H5728 [13NO]

Endangered Species Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 516), S6057 [19DE] (see H. Res. 881), H5902 [21NO]

——— provide flexibility in protective regulations when species are listed as threatened or endangered (see H.R. 6784), H6983 [14DE]

FDA: ensure safety of imported seafood (see H.R. 1057), H851 [17FE]

Federal Columbia River Power System: provide for operations pursuant to certain operation plan for specified period of time (see S. 966), S933 [23MR] (see H.R. 1762), H1409 [23MR]

Food: prohibit importation of seafood and seafood products from Russia (see S. 2011), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4165), H2957 [15JN]

Food industry: establish fund to promote inspection and consumption of shrimp and products containing shrimp or shrimp parts (see H.R. 4547), H3204 [11JY]

Foreign policy: combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing and associated crimes in Latin America and Caribbean nations (see S. Res. 92), S636 [2MR]

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (see S. 1831), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 3853), H2762 [6JN]

GAO: assess certain environmental review processes relative to offshore wind projects (see H.R. 1056), H851 [17FE]

Hazardous substances: establish national mercury monitoring program to protect human health, safeguard fisheries, and track environmental effects of emissions reductions (see S. 1772), S1843 [31MY]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: amend short title in honor of Dianne Feinstein (see H.R. 6081), H5173 [26OC]

——— reauthorize (see S. 612), S569 [1MR] (see H.R. 1274), H1047 [1MR]

Marine mammals: amend certain legislation relative to conservation of North Atlantic right whale (see H.R. 1213), H915 [27FE]

Maritime Administration: allow Port Infrastructure Development Program grants to support loading and unloading of commercially harvested fish and fish products (see H.R. 4618), H3574 [13JY]

National Catfish Month: designate (see S. Res. 331), S4228 [6SE]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 353), S4630 [20SE] (see H. Res. 688), H4346 [14SE]

National Lobster Day: designate (see S. Res. 351), S4590 [19SE]

Native Americans: address hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (see S. 1286), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2839), H1946 [25AP]

——— address hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community (see S. 1287), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2850), H1946 [25AP]

NOAA: establish grant program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out projects on conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems (see S. 2807), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5487), H4345 [14SE]

——— establish grant program to fund youth fishing projects (see S. 1860), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 3925), H2778 [7JN]

——— establish regulatory system for sustainable offshore aquaculture in U.S. exclusive economic zone (see S. 1861), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 4013), H2807 [12JN]

——— establish Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program (see S. 2086), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 2560), H1717 [10AP]

——— establish task force on shark depredation (see H.R. 4051), H2808 [12JN]

——— improve administration of Marine Debris Foundation and Marine Debris Program (see S. 318), S310 [9FE] (see H.R. 886), H822 [9FE]

——— offset appropriations for Seafood Import Monitoring Program to increase audits of imported shrimp and red snapper (see S. 3533), S5996 [14DE]

——— prohibit implementation of certain documents until National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to Rice’s whale (see H.R. 6008), H5038 [20OC]

——— prohibit interim or final rule that includes area closure in South Atlantic for species managed under Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete (see H.R. 4587), H3477 [12JY]

——— prohibit issuance of interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces North Atlantic right whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed (see S. 1833), S1983 [6JN] (see H.R. 4323), H3141 [23JN]

——— provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities (see H.R. 2734), H1906 [20AP]

——— reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see S. 2534), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 4770), H3886 [20JY]

——— reauthorize Marine Debris Program (see S. 3277), S5458 [9NO] (see H.R. 6781), H6983 [14DE]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see S. 1531), S1603 [10MY]

——— increase public access to recreational areas on Federal land (see H.R. 95), H101 [9JA]

Rhode Island: add to Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (see S. 1508), S1602 [10MY] (see H.R. 3187), H2244 [10MY]

Ships and vessels: authorize safety and prevention training programs for fishing vessel operators and crewmembers (see S. 3389), S5712 [4DE]

——— combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally (see S. 1227), S1293 [20AP]

South Pacific Tuna Act: amend (see H.R. 1792), H1437 [24MR]

Tariff: increase rate of duty on shrimp originating from India (see S. 2979), S4759 [28SE]

Taxation: establish tax credits for personal locator beacons on certain vessels (see H.R. 5655), H4455 [21SE]

——— provide reduced excise tax rate for portable electronically-aerated bait containers (see S. 101), S120 [26JA]

——— provide that limitation on deduction for meal expenses does not apply to meals provided on certain fishing boats or at certain fish processing facilities (see H.R. 6295), H5651 [8NO]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: modify description of interest for purposes of certain distributions of antidumping duties and countervailing duties (see S. 1904), S2029 [8JN] (see H.R. 4044), H2808 [12JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: consolidate protection of fish and regulation of waterways under Endangered Species Act into single agency (see H.R. 872), H780 [8FE]

——— enter into agreement with National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to establish Community Resilence and Restoration Fund (see H.R. 565), H427 [26JA]

——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see S. 1149), S1091 [30MR]

——— provide for improved precision in listing, delisting, and downlisting of endangered and potentially endangered species (see H.R. 99), H101 [9JA]

——— reauthorize Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and certain conservation funds (see S. 2395), S3148 [19JY] (see H.R. 5009), H4139 [27JY]

——— seek compensation for damages to trust resources and use such compensation to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources (see H.R. 6583), H6110 [4DE]

——— work with partners and support efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal areas that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which Federal trust species depend (see S. 1381), S1419 [27AP] (see H.R. 2950), H2083 [27AP]

Water: carry out activities to control movement of aquatic invasive species into, across, and out of Federal land and waters and provide financial assistance for watercraft inspection and decontamination (see S. 2105), S2221 [22JN]

——— promote water supply reliability and improved water management for rural communities (see H.R. 5483), H4344 [14SE]

——— provide for drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability (see S. 2102), S2186 [21JN]

Wildlife: exempt certain water transfers between Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from Lacey Act and Lacey Act Amendments ban on trafficking in wildlife, fish, and plants (see S. 773), S743 [9MR] (see H.R. 1560), H1279 [10MR]

World Oceans Day: observance (see H. Res. 486), H2788 [9JN]

Remarks in House

American Sportfishing Association: anniversary, E628 [30JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Species Recovery Implementation Program funding, H5086 [25OC]

——— Upper Colorado and San Juan River Endangered Fish Recovery programs funding, H5085 [25OC]

California: impact of government regulations on water supply and storage and agriculture, H119 [10JA], H996–H1003 [1MR], H1320 [22MR], H1732 [17AP], H2409 [17MY], H6871 [13DE]

——— provide long-term water supply and regulatory reliability to help alleviate drought conditions, H1517 [28MR], H5070 [25OC], H5383 [3NO], H5664 [9NO]

——— provide long-term water supply and regulatory reliability to help alleviate drought conditions (H.R. 215), H157 [11JA]

Coast Guard: enforcement of NOAA rule relative to North Atlantic right whale vessel strike reduction, H4631 [27SE]

Dept. of Energy: exclude any oil and gas leasing activities on Outer Continental Shelf in areas that would adversely impact any marine mammal, H441 [27JA]

——— limit approval of new oil and gas leases on Federal lands within Washington-Oregon Planning Area that would adversely impact coastal fisheries, H420 [26JA]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to finalize or implement Commercial Services Strategy for Crab Island Area of Gulf Islands National Seashore, H5323, H5324 [2NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement National Marine Fisheries Service stay agreement with Sierra Club expanding Rice’s whale critical habitat, H5326 [2NO]

——— prohibit funding to list Salina Mucket or Mexican Fawnsfoot species of mussels found in Rio Grande River as endangered or their habitat as critical, H5291 [2NO]

Endangered Species Act: improve and modernize, H2491–H2497 [22MY]

EPA: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, H4239 [12SE]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce proposed NOAA rule relative to North Atlantic right whale vessel strike reduction, H5319, H5320 [2NO]

GAO: require report on all potential adverse effects of wind energy development in North Atlantic Planning Area, H1669 [30MR]

——— require study of sufficiency of environmental review process for offshore wind, H1668 [30MR]

Guam: tribute to Coast Guard Base Guam, H6083 [4DE]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: amend short title in honor of Dianne Feinstein (H.R. 6081), E1022 [26OC]

Marysville, CA: tribute to Yuba Water Agency Hallwood Side Channel and Floodplain Restoration Project, E1101 [14NO]

Mystic, CT: anniversary of Mystic Aquarium, E483 [24MY]

Native Americans: address hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (H.R. 2839), H6749–H6751 [11DE]

Oregon: removal of non-native sea lions along Willamette River to protect salmon population, H2892 [14JN]

Rhode Island: add to Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, H1160 [8MR]

——— importance of commercial fishing industry, H1160 [8MR]

Schulze, Richard T.: Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Dingell-Young Sportsmen’s Legacy Award recipient, E842 [13SE]

Sestrich, Clint: American Fisheries Society Montana Chapter Outstanding Fisheries Professional award recipient, E278 [29MR]

Thomas, Robert L.: Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Dingell-Young Sportsmen’s Legacy Award recipient, E842 [13SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: proposed rule to regulate use of lead in ammunition and fishing tackle on certain Federal land or water, H2357 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Clearwater County, ID: anniversary of Dworshak Dam, S2025 [8JN]

Climate: effects of climate change, S3579 [26JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Working Waterfront Task Force and Working Waterfront Grant Program (S. 3180), S5316 [1NO]

EPA: decision to prohibit development of proposed Pebble Mine project, S157 [31JA]

Food: prohibit importation of seafood and seafood products from Russia (S. 2011), S2205–S2207 [22JN], S6073–S6075 [20DE]

——— prohibit importation of seafood and seafood products from Russia (S. 2011), unanimous-consent request, S2206 [22JN]

Hazardous substances: establish national mercury monitoring program to protect human health, safeguard fisheries, and track environmental effects of emissions reductions (S. 1772), S1846 [31MY]

National Catfish Month: designate (S. Res. 331), S4233 [6SE]

National Estuaries Week: designate (S. Res. 353), S4635 [20SE]

National Lobster Day: designate (S. Res. 351), S4607 [19SE]

Native Americans: address hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (H.R. 2839), S6061 [19DE]

NOAA: improve administration of Marine Debris Foundation and Marine Debris Program (S. 318), S5966 [13DE]

——— offset appropriations for Seafood Import Monitoring Program to increase audits of imported shrimp and red snapper (S. 3533), S5977–S5979 [14DE]

——— offset appropriations for Seafood Import Monitoring Program to increase audits of imported shrimp and red snapper (S. 3533), unanimous-consent request, S5978 [14DE]

Rhode Island: add to Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (S. 1508), S1605 [10MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: work with partners and support efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal areas that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which Federal trust species depend (S. 1381), S1723 [18MY]

Reports filed

Address Hunting, Fishing, Trapping, and Animal Gathering Rights of Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2839) (H. Rept. 118–300), H6206 [6DE]

Coastal Habitat Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1381), S3618 [26JY]

——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1381) (S. Rept. 118–127), S5897 [11DE]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 612) (S. Rept. 118–55), S2310 [11JY]

Marine Debris Foundation and NOAA Marine Debris Program Administration Improvement: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 318), S5749 [5DE]

NOAA Improvement of Administration of Marine Debris Foundation and Marine Debris Program: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 886) (H. Rept. 118–167), H4228 [8SE]

——— Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 886) (H. Rept. 118–167), H4203 [25AU]

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 615) (H. Rept. 118–203), H4436 [20SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and Certain Conservation Funds Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2395), S3618 [26JY]

——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2395) (S. Rept. 118–128), S5897 [11DE]

Texts of

H.R. 2839, address hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, H6749 [11DE]

S. 318, improve administration of Marine Debris Foundation and NOAA Marine Debris Program, S5967 [13DE]

S. Res. 92, combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing and associated crimes in Latin America and Caribbean nations, S638 [2MR]

S. Res. 331, National Catfish Month, S4232 [6SE]

S. Res. 351, National Lobster Day, S4599 [19SE]

S. Res. 353, National Estuaries Week, S4632 [20SE]

S. Res. 516, Endangered Species Act anniversary, S6059 [19DE]