US Congress House Bill 2706 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 18-7-1)
Status: Passed on October 5 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-10-05 - Became Public Law No: 112-183.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 - Prohibits any person from offering billfish or billfish products for sale, selling them, or having custody, control, or possession of them for purposes of offering them for sale or selling them. Treats a violation of this Act as an act prohibited by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Subjects a person to a maximum civil penalty of $100,000 for each violation, with each day of a continuing violation constituting a separate offense. Exempts billfish: (1) caught by U.S. fishing vessels and landed in the state of Hawaii or the Pacific Insular Areas (PIAs); or (2) landed by foreign fishing vessels in the PIAs when the foreign caught billfish is exported to non-U.S. markets or retained within Hawaii and the PIAs for local consumption. Defines "billfish" as any of the following: (1) blue marlin, (2) striped marlin, (3) black marlin, (4) sailfish, (5) shortbill spearfish, (6) white marlin, (7) roundscale spearfish, (8) Mediterranean spearfish, or (9) longbill spearfish. Excludes swordfish from such definition.

Billfish Conservation Act of 2012

Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Jo Bonner [R-AL]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]
Rep. Jeffrey Landry [R-LA]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. David Rivera [R-FL]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-10-05	Senate	Became Public Law No: 112-183.
2012-10-05	Senate	Signed by President.
2012-09-25	Senate	Presented to President.
2012-09-24	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-09-22	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6665)
2012-09-11	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.
2012-09-10	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-09-10	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5732)
2012-09-10	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2706.
2012-09-10	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5732-5733)
2012-09-10	House	Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2012-09-10	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.
2012-09-10	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-656.
2012-08-01	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2012-08-01	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-08-01	House	Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
2012-06-19	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-08-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
2011-07-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB1451 (Same As) 2011-07-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SB3422 (Related) 2012-07-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SB3424 (Related) 2012-07-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2706/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2706/BILLS-112hr2706ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2706/BILLS-112hr2706rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2706/BILLS-112hr2706eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2706/BILLS-112hr2706enr.pdf