House Natural Resources Committee
Water, Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittee
Oceans and Fisheries Legislation
On Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
- H.R. 6841 (Rep. Levin, D-Calif.), To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience Program, and for other purposes;
- H.R. 7925 (Rep. D’Esposito), “Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act”, to provide for the standardization, publication, and accessibility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways;
- H.R. 8704 (Rep. Carter of GA), To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species; and
- H.R. 8705 (Rep. Graves of LA), “Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2024.”