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Climate-Ready Fisheries Act of 2019
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to examine efforts by the Regional Fishery Management Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and the National Marine Fisheries Service to prepare and adapt fisheries for the impacts of climate change.
People & committees
Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] · D–SC
Legislative record
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-642.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-642.
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 15.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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