HR 1840 · 94th 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 1975-01-23· Sponsored by Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.(1975-01-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Requires that the method of straight baselines shall be used for the purposes of determining the boundaries of the contiguous fishery zone beyond the territorial sea of the United States. States that, for the purposes of this act, the baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea shall be established in accordance with the provisions of the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the contiguous Zone. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.…

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

Cosponsors (9)

6 Democrats3 Republicans