Proposal:Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture Protection Act of 2019

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	S 2209
Type of Legislation	Senate Bill
Congress	116
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture Protection Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Commerce to provide compensation to commercial fishermen and farm-raised (aquaculture) fish producers for losses due to algae bloom, freshwater intrusion, adverse weather, bird depredation, disease, and other conditions.

Commerce must provide payments to eligible fishermen and aquaculture producers based on a formula if their actual total gross revenue for a given year falls below 85% of the average total gross revenue for the previous three years.

Bill Title

Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture Protection Act of 2019

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2019-07-23: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
• 2019-07-23: Introduced in Senate

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.