HR8788-118

Introduced

To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish the Fisheries and Ecological Resilience Program and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the competitiveness of domestic seafood producers in domestic and global seafood trade.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 18, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish the Fisheries and Ecological Resilience Program and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the competitiveness of domestic seafood producers in domestic and global seafood trade., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Agriculture, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

importers, exporters, and commercial firms may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, importers, exporters, and commercial firms may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H960525E8C59A4D85A806F13186501A14: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fisheries Improvement and Seafood Health Act of 2024.
  • Section HE9B1C323D30D4E2F98E1C0DF3E38E8D3: 2. Resilient fisheries Section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1855) is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section H5EDF6F85BA4343FF998853614DC25B75: 3. Report on the competitiveness of domestic seafood producers in domestic and global seafood trade Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of...
  • Section H1FE9B0F10B744B3AA863FFD8D9475AE9: 4. Ecological and environmental considerations Section 303(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1853(a)) is amended—...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish the Fisheries and Ecological Resilience Program and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the competitiveness of domestic seafood producers in domestic and global seafood trade., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.

Key Policy Areas

Trade, Agriculture, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish the Fisheries and Ecological Resilience Program and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the competitiveness of domestic seafood producers in domestic and global seafood trade., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.

Policy Domains

Trade Agriculture Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • importers, exporters, and commercial firms
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importers, exporters, and commercial firms: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • importers, exporters, and commercial firms
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importers, exporters, and commercial firms: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 18, 2024

Mrs. Peltola introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Trade Agriculture Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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