S 497 United States Senate · 117th Congress

American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act

Summary
American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee. The committee must provide advice to NOAA on an existing program that awards grants for fisheries research and development projects, such as projects concerning fisheries science or recreational fishing. Specifically, the committee must (1)identify the needs of the fishing community, (2) develop the request for proposals for the grant program, (3)review grant applications, and (4)provide NOAA with grant applications for approval. NOAA must establish six regions within the committee.In addition, NOAA must select members that represent the regions as well as at-large members that represent certain sectors of the fishing industry.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Mar 1, 2021 Signed May 12, 2022
Floor votes · House Apr 26, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 12, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Apr 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 11 (Roll no. 126).
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1130-1131; text: CR S1130-1131)
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-68.
upper
Dec 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
upper
May 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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