HR 4457 · 97th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

A bill entitled the "Tuna Protection Act".

Introduced 1981-09-10· Sponsored by Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3]· House

Bill Progress

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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 Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.(1981-09-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to declare that the United States shall assume exclusive fishery management authority over all fish within a specified fishery conservation zone (currently excludes highly migratory species).…

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Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats7 Republicans
Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2]RI
Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-17]NY
Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2]VA
Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-12]MA
Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2]NJ
Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6]MA
Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11]MA
Rep. Ginn, Bo [D-GA-1]GA
Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1]PA
Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]NJ
Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8]OH
Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-15]NJ
Rep. Minish, Joseph G. [D-NJ-11]NJ
Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2]CO
Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14]NJ
Rep. McCloskey, Paul N., Jr. [R-CA-12]CA
Rep. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA-1]VA
Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1]NJ