PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Congressional Research Service
Version 36 · Passed House amended · Jul 12, 1994
Amends the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to: (1) authorize reimbursement for a fee for a vessel of the United States to transit foreign waters on a voyage between U.S. points when the U.S. regards the fee as inconsistent with international law; (2) delete a provision requiring that fees charged to U.S. commercial fishermen to cover reimbursement costs for seized U.S. commercial fishing vessels in foreign ports should be based on at least one-third of the Federal contribution for such costs; (3) allow such fees to be collected whether or not they are needed to provide reimbursements for actual costs, confiscation or spoilage of fish, and loss of income under the Act; and (4) extend such reimbursement provisions through October 1, 1996. Mandates publication of a list of nations that impose transit fees and withholding of clearance for commercial fishing vessels of those nations for entry into U.S. waters west of a specified longitude, subject to exception. Declares the owner or master of a vessel entering in violation of these provisions to be in violation of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Makes the designation of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary effective on a specified date, notwithstanding specified provisions of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.
People & committees
Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7] · D–NY
Legislative record
A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5476-5477)
Mr. Studds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 322.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 103-585.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 103-585.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Management.
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Primary sources
Text links open the official source. We currently store references to these documents.
Source last updated: Sep 8, 2026. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
AI Conversation Starters
Choose a perspective, copy a prompt, and paste it into your preferred AI. Each prompt includes the bill version and available official source links, and asks for counterarguments as well as supporting evidence.
Analyze H.R.3817 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.
Examine H.R.3817 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.
Examine H.R.3817 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.
Examine H.R.3817 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.