119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 470 — Red Snapper Act of 2025

“To provide that the Secretary of Commerce shall not issue an interim or final rule or Secretarial Amendment that includes an area or bottom closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment.”

Public lands and natural resources

Introduced Jan 16, 2025

Last action Jan 16, 2025

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jan 16, 2025

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Referred

Jan 16, 2025

Natural Resources

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from restricting certain fishing activities in the South Atlantic until data from the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is integrated into the next South Atlantic red snapper Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) stock assessment. The bill provides that NOAA may not issue an interim rule, final rule, or Secretarial Amendment establishing an area closure or a bottom fishing closure for specified species until (1) the study is complete; and (2) the study data is integrated into the first South Atlantic red snapper SEDAR stock assessment that is carried out after the bill's enactment. The limita...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 16, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.