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S.1678: Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about public lands and natural resources
- Introduced Oct. 11, 2011
- Latest Major Action Oct. 11, 2011
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, with respect to multispecies fishing permits in the Gulf of Mexico, to remove a provision limiting the eligible signers (fishermen constituting more than 50% of the permit holders, or holding more than 50% of the allocation in the fishery) of a petition to the Secretary of Commerce requesting that the appropriate Regional Fishery Management...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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| Oct. 11, 2011 |
Introduced in the Senate by Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) |