An Act to amend the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Act of 1950 to permit U. S. participation in international enforcement of fish conservation in additional geographic areas, pursuant to the International Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 1949, and for other purposes.
Public Law 93-339 · H.R. 14291 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on Jul 10, 1974 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Fraser (D-MN-5)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Permits, under the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Act of 1950, United States participation in international enforcement of fish conservation in geographic areas specified by the International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, pursuant to the International Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Jul 10, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-339.
- Jul 3, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Jun 25, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendments.
- Jun 7, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Jun 3, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- May 8, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- May 7, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Apr 30, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Apr 23, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.