119th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 470: Red Snapper Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from restricting certain fishing activities in the South Atlantic until data from the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is integrated into the next South Atlantic red snapper Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) stock assessment.
The bill provides that NOAA may not issue an interim rule, final rule, or Secretarial Amendment establishing an area closure or a bottom fishing closure for specified species until (1) the study is complete; and (2) the study data is integrated into the first South Atlantic red snapper SEDAR stock assessment that is carried out after the bill's enactment. The limitation applies to fishing for species managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region, including red snapper, grouper, and porgy.
(Closures generally restrict recreational and commercial fishing to prevent overfishing and for other conservation purposes.)
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Gus Bilirakis R-FLOriginal
- Aaron Bean R-FLOriginal
- Earl Carter R-GAOriginal
- Byron Donalds R-FLOriginal
- Neal Dunn R-FLOriginal
- C. Franklin R-FLOriginal
- Russell Fry R-SCOriginal
- Carlos Gimenez R-FLOriginal
- Anna Luna R-FLOriginal
- Laurel Lee R-FLOriginal
- Nancy Mace R-SCOriginal
- Brian Mast R-FLOriginal
- Maria Salazar R-FLOriginal
- Austin Scott R-GAOriginal
- Darren Soto D-FLOriginal
- Daniel Webster R-FLOriginal
- Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL
- Mike Ezell R-MS
- David Rouzer R-NC
- Cory Mills R-FL
- W. Steube R-FL
- Jared Moskowitz D-FL
- Vern Buchanan R-FL
- Mike Haridopolos R-FL
- Addison McDowell R-NC
- Randall Fine R-FL
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- 1John Rutherford SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by John Rutherford.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.