House Bill 4723
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Fish Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 17, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4723
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 House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Salmon Focused Investments in Sustainable Habitats Act of 2019 or the Fish Act of 2019
This bill addresses identifying, restoring, and protecting salmon conservation areas in the United States.
Specifically, the bill
- requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to jointly issue guidance on the process and biological criteria required to identify salmon conservation areas; and
- directs the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to provide grants to certain entities to protect or maintain salmon conservation area features and projects that are focused on conservation and restoration within conservation areas, including to restore or maintain ecological functions and processes related to salmon productivity and diversity at watershed or subwatershed scales.
October 17, 2019
01/14/2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
11/13/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
11/08/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
10/17/2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
10/17/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 3:47:35 AM