FISHES Act
Public Law 118-229 · H.R. 5103 · 118th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Joe Biden (D) on Jan 4, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19)
Cosponsors (49): Rep. Mary Peltola, Rep. Gus Bilirakis,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
This act establishes procedures for the review of spend plans submitted to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by requesters seeking fishery resource disaster assistance funding.
The act requires NOAA to review a spend plan within 10 days of its submission and determine whether it is complete. If such spend plan is not complete, NOAA must provide the requester (i.e., prospective grantee) with a detailed description of the information that is necessary for the spend plan to be determined complete. Further, NOAA must notify a requester when the spend plan has been determined to be complete.
Under current law, fishery resource disaster assistance funds must be disbursed to approved grantees within 90 days after NOAA has received a completed spend plan. The act provides that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) may review a completed spend plan concurrently with NOAA, provided OMB's review does not delay the 90-day timeline for providing funds to the grantee.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · discharged from, markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 4262Related bill
FISHES Act
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 22 actions.
- Jan 4, 2025Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 118-229.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 27, 2024FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 23, 2024FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 21, 2024FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 4, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Dec 3, 2024FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5103.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 14, 2024CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 618.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-733.
- Sep 19, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged
- Oct 25, 2023CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 24, 2023CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
- Aug 1, 2023CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.