HR 1584 - What it is and why it's important?

[DarkSkies]

H.R. 1584:
Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2009

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To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to extend the authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor:
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ6] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400308)show cosponsors (25) (http://javascript<b></b>:DHTML_ToggleVisible('cosponsors', 'dhtmlbuttonMonoElementm0m1m0m1m0m1m0m0m1m9m3m0m', 'hide cosponsors', 'show cosponsors (25)'))
Cosponsors:
Donna Christensen [D-VI] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400073)
John Adler [D-NJ3] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412264)
Robert Andrews [D-NJ1] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400008)
Gus Bilirakis [R-FL9] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412250)
Timothy Bishop [D-NY1] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400031)
Jo Bonner [R-AL1] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400038)
Allen Boyd [D-FL2] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400044)
Henry Brown [R-SC1] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400049)
Virginia Brown-Waite [R-FL5] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400051)
Joe Courtney [D-CT2] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412193)
Ander Crenshaw [R-FL4] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400086)
Barney Frank [D-MA4] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400140)
Walter Jones [R-NC3] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400209)
Patrick Kennedy [D-RI1] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400215)
Peter King [R-NY3] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400219)
Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ2] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400244)
Mike McIntyre [D-NC7] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400266)
John Mica [R-FL7] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400273)
Michael Michaud [D-ME2] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400274)
Solomon Ortiz [D-TX27] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400302)
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL18] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400344)
Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH1] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412219)
Clifford Stearns [R-FL6] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400388)
John Tierney [D-MA6] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400407)
Rob Wittman [R-VA1] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412255)


Status:
http://www.govtrack.us/media/checkmark.gifIntroducedMar 18, 2009http://www.govtrack.us/media/checkmark.gifReferred to CommitteeView Committee Assignments (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1584&tab=committees)http://www.govtrack.us/media/box.gifReported by Committee...http://www.govtrack.us/media/box.gifHouse Vote...http://www.govtrack.us/media/box.gifSenate Vote...http://www.govtrack.us/media/box.gifSigned by President...This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee. [Last Updated: Dec 9, 2009 6:19AM]

Last Action:
Mar 23, 2009: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.Related:
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[DarkSkies]

All comments welcome. :thumbsup:

[VSdreams]

What is the regular amount of time given for rebuilding overfished fisheries? Do they really need 10 or more years?

[captnemo]

Do they really need 10 or more years?

VS, the last time I read an article on this, I remember reading they were using statistics from the early 1900's as the base number we were supposed to restore levels to. Some have argued that because of climate, migration, bait variations, and human population growth, there is no way those levels should ever be compared to the biomass estimates today. Nonetheless, these are the standards that are set. The reason for HR-1584 is to put some flexibility into the 10 year plan. At least with a re-evaluation and the target spread out into more time, the goals are more reachable.