US Congress Senate Bill 906 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Vetoed on January 1 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-01 - Vetoed by President.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council may recommend and Commerce may approve regulations that require charter operators to pay fees on vessels that harvest Pacific halibut in specific International Pacific Halibut Commission regulatory areas.

Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]

2020-12-10 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (Y: 283 N: 105 NV: 0 Abs: 41) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-01	Senate	Vetoed by President.
2021-01-01	Senate	Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk. (consideration: CR S8001-8002; text: CR S8002)
2020-12-21	Senate	Presented to President.
2020-12-10	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-12-10	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 283 - 105 (Roll no. 242). (text: CR H7115)
2020-12-10	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7126-7127)
2020-12-10	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2020-12-10	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 906.
2020-12-10	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7115-7118)
2020-12-10	House	Mr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2020-07-23	House	Held at the desk.
2020-07-23	House	Received in the House.
2020-07-23	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-07-22	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4398-4399; text: CR S4398-4399)
2019-12-05	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 316.
2019-12-05	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment. With written report No. 116-166.
2019-04-03	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
2019-03-27	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB1979 (Same As) 2019-05-08 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/906/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s906/BILLS-116s906is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s906/BILLS-116s906rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s906/BILLS-116s906es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s906/BILLS-116s906enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2020242