US Congress Senate Bill 2346 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Engrossed on December 21 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-21 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Revises the review process for making fishery resource disaster determinations. Among other things, the bill maintains the authority of the Department of Commerce to determine the existence of a fishery disaster; sets forth requirements for initiating a request for a fishery resource disaster review; provides a 120-day time frame for Commerce to evaluate a request, beginning either upon receipt or at the close of the fishery season, if the fishery season closes; establishes criteria for Commerce to use when making a determination about whether a fishery resource disaster has occurred; lists eligible uses of fishery disaster relief funds, including for habitat conservation and restoration that reduce adverse impacts to a fishery; and adds additional reporting requirements related to U.S. fishery management.

Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act

Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]
Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-21	House	Held at the desk.
2020-12-21	House	Received in the House.
2020-12-21	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-12-20	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7878-7880)
2020-12-20	Senate	S.Amdt.2723 Amendment SA 2723 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2020-12-20	Senate	S.Amdt.2723 Amendment SA 2723 proposed by Senator Blunt for Senator Wicker. (consideration: CR S7871; text: CR S7878-7880) In the nature of a substitute.
2020-12-20	Senate	The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
2020-12-20	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7868-7871; text: CR S7868-7871)
2020-11-16	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 586.
2020-11-16	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-293.
2019-11-13	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-07-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB5548 (Similar To) 2020-01-14 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2346/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2346/BILLS-116s2346is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2346/BILLS-116s2346rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2346/BILLS-116s2346es.pdf