HR 11809 · 93th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

A bill to amend the act entitled "An act to establish a contiguous fishery zone beyond the territorial sea of the United States," approved October 14, 1966, to require that the method of straight baselines shall be employed for the purposes of determining the boundaries of such fishery zone, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1973-12-05· Sponsored by Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.(1974-01-23)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1974-01-22
Yea 375Nay 1
PassedHouse · 1974-01-22
Yea 375Nay 1

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Requires that the method of straight baselines shall be employed for the purposes of determining the boundaries of a contiguous fishery zone beyond the territorial sea of the United States. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. (Amends 16 U.S.C. 1092)…

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

Cosponsors (11)

7 Democrats4 Republicans