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House Bill 9436
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 24, 2026
Overview
Text
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The bill extends the effectiveness of regulations for the North Atlantic right whale until 2035, instead of the previous deadline of 2028.

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Introduced
Jun 24, 2026
Latest Action
Aug 27, 2026
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
9436
Congress
119
Policy Area
Animals
Animals
Primary focus of measure is animal protection; human-animal relationships; wildlife conservation and habitat protection; veterinary medicine. Measures concerning endangered or threatened species may fall under Environmental Protection policy area. Measures concerning wildlife refuge matters may fall under Public Lands and Natural Resources policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Michael Lawler
New York
Democrat
Jared Golden
Maine
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026

This bill extends the deadline from 2028 to 2035 for the National Marine Fisheries Service to issue new regulations that protect the endangered Atlantic large whale from certain lobster and crab fishing gear. Under current law, the new regulations must include requirements for the American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries to utilize existing and innovative fishing gear technologies as appropriate to reduce the risk of whales becoming entangled in their gear.

Text (2)
Reported in House
August 27, 2026
Introduced in House
June 24, 2026
Related Bills (1)
Apr 27, 2026
Introduced in House
3
Sponsorship
House Bill 8509
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective.
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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CRS
Actions (6)
08/27/2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 667.
08/27/2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-766.
07/15/2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.
07/15/2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
06/24/2026
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
06/24/2026
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 28, 2026 9:48:08 PM
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