Senate Bill 2209
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture Protection Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 23, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2209
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture Protection Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to provide compensation to commercial fishermen and farm-raised (aquaculture) fish producers for losses due to algae bloom, freshwater intrusion, adverse weather, bird depredation, disease, and other conditions.
Commerce must provide payments to eligible fishermen and aquaculture producers based on a formula if their actual total gross revenue for a given year falls below 85% of the average total gross revenue for the previous three years.
July 23, 2019
07/23/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
07/23/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:28 PM