H.R. 1219 · 113th Congress · 2013–2014
Gulf Fisheries Fairness Act
H.R. 1219 in the 113th Congress (2013–2014) was introduced on Mar 15, 2013, sponsored by Jo Bonner with 12 co-sponsors.
During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Mar 15, 2013
- Co-sponsors
- 12
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
What it does
Gulf Fisheries Fairness Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide each of the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida with exclusive fishery management authority over reef fish: (1) within the exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico in waters of a specified average depth on a continuous line within a minimum distance of nine nautical miles from the baseline…
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Jo Bonner (R-AL). Co-sponsors: 12 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedMar 15, 2013
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (Mar 15, 2013)
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Committees
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