HR 2598 · 100th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Anti-Reflagging Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-06-04· Sponsored by Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 100-239.(1988-01-11)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1987-11-09
Yea 351Nay 40
PassedHouse · 1987-11-09
Yea 351Nay 40

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Anti-Reflagging Act of 1987 - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise the definition of "vessel of the United States" to insert references to specific provisions of existing law and to include any vessel not equipped with propulsion machinery and used exclusively for pleasure. Amends Federal law to revise the definition of "fisheries" to include processing, storing, and transporting of currently-specified marine life and objects. Declares that a provision of Federal law listing construction in the United States as one of several criteria for authorizing issuance of either a fishery license or an appropriately endorsed registry shall apply to a fish processing or fish tender vessel which was, before enactment of this Act, documented under certain provisions and operated as a fish processing or fish tender vessel in the navigable waters of the United States or the Exclusive Economic Zone. Amends Federal law to substitute fish processing and tender vessels for whaling vessels in an exemption to a provision relating to the percentage of unlicensed seamen on each departure of a documented vessel from a port of the United S…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans