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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8904

To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments.

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Introduced 2026-05-19Topic: environment · agriculture food · governance ethics

Summary

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This bill would change federal fisheries law so that fishing in marine national monuments cannot be banned or regulated by a presidential proclamation under the Antiquities Act of 1906. This would apply to existing proclamations as well as future ones. Fishing in these ocean monuments would continue to be regulated under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and other applicable law.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-06-03HouseSubcommittee Hearings Heldrefer
2026-05-29HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.refer
2026-05-19HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.refer
2026-05-19Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-05-19Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.