To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study of the population of the South Atlantic red snapper fishery, and to limit the authority of the Secretary to promulgate any interim rule that prohibits fishing in the South Atlantic red snapper fishery.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.

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Related Senate bill: S.3046 South Atlantic Red Snapper Fishery Protection Act

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 23, 2009

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study of the population of the South Atlantic red snapper fishery and report to Congress.

Prohibits the Secretary from promulgating any interim rule under specified provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act that prohibits fishing in the South Atlantic red snapper fishery before such report demonstrates the need for interim rules.

Prohibits any interim rule that was promulgated before enactment of this Act from having any force or effect.

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Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] · R–FL

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Natural Resources Committee

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Jul 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 23, 2009
Introduced in House
Jul 23, 2009
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.3307, 111th Congress: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study of the population of the South Atlantic red snapper fishery, and to limit the authority of the Secretary to promulgate any interim rule that prohibits fishing in the South Atlantic red snapper fishery.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3307

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2009-07-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3307/BILLS-111hr3307ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.3307, 111th Congress: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study of the population of the South Atlantic red snapper fishery, and to limit the authority of the Secretary to promulgate any interim rule that prohibits fishing in the South Atlantic red snapper fishery.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3307

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2009-07-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3307/BILLS-111hr3307ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.3307, 111th Congress: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study of the population of the South Atlantic red snapper fishery, and to limit the authority of the Secretary to promulgate any interim rule that prohibits fishing in the South Atlantic red snapper fishery.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3307

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2009-07-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3307/BILLS-111hr3307ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:18:53Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.3307, 111th Congress: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study of the population of the South Atlantic red snapper fishery, and to limit the authority of the Secretary to promulgate any interim rule that prohibits fishing in the South Atlantic red snapper fishery.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3307

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2009-07-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3307/BILLS-111hr3307ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:18:53Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.3307 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.