119th Congress
H.R. 9953
Bycatch Reduction Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Nicholas J. Begich III(R-AK)
- Introduced
- Jul 27, 2026
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Committees
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (0)
No cosponsors.
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To reduce trawl gear impacts on bycatch and seafloor habitat in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska, to establish gear performance standards, seafloor contact detection, and salmon excluder requirements, to improve Council transparency and participation, to prioritize ecosystem analyses, to modernize electronic monitoring, to prohibit unsustainable foreign seafood imports, and to establish a Bycatch Mitigation and Habitat Protection Assistance Fund.
Latest action(Jul 27, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jul 27, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. - Jul 27, 2026
Introduced in House