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- H.R.4940
H.R.4940: Fishery Management Amendments of 2006
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced March 13, 2006
- Latest Major Action April 25, 2006
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Bill Summary
Fishery Management Amendments of 2006 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require determinations that a fishery is depleted (currently, overfished) or approaching being depleted to be based on the best scientific information available, subject to peer review, and include an explanation of the cause or causes of the depleted condition of the fishery. Sets forth circumstances under which the rebuilding...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
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Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
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Committee Hearings Held.
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| March 13, 2006 |
Introduced in the House by Barney Frank (D-Mass.) |