Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for co…
This bill implements the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels by establishing U.S. authority, definitions, conservation measures, prohibitions, permitting, exemptions, enforcement, reporting, and international cooperation.
It authorizes habitat restoration, invasive species control, research, bycatch monitoring and mitigation in fisheries, and education programs, while prohibiting take except via narrow permits or specified exemptions.
Enforcement mechanisms borrow powers and penalties from the Magnuson-Stevens Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Technocratic, treaty-implementation bill with moderate regulatory impacts; chances improved by bipartisan framing but impeded by fisheries stakeholder concerns and Senate procedure.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill provides a clear statutory framework to implement the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: it defines covered organisms and range, creates prohibitions and permit authority, assigns implementing authorities, integrates existing law, and establishes reporting and coordination mechanisms. It delegates many operational specifics to agency rulemaking and omits explicit funding provisions.
Liberal emphasizes habitat, bycatch reductions, and international cooperation
Liberal emphasizes habitat, bycatch reductions, and international cooperation
Generally strongly supportive because the bill implements international protections, addresses bycatch, restores habitat, and tackles invasive species.
It advances conservation of threatened seabirds, adds monitoring and reporting, and creates joint authority between Interior and Commerce.
The inclusion of indigenous-use allowances and training programs is viewed positively.
Cautiously supportive: the bill implements an international agreement and creates needed tools for conservation, while preserving exemptions for defense and emergency activities.
It raises realistic concerns about administrative complexity, costs, and coordination among agencies and fisheries managers.
The centrist view values measurable implementation, clear permitting limits, and cost oversight.
Skeptical or somewhat opposed: the bill expands federal regulatory reach over fisheries and U.S. nationals abroad, and may impose costs on commercial fishing and other activities.
While it includes military, Coast Guard, and enforcement exemptions, it still creates new reporting duties and potential international obligations.
The preference is for limited federal intrusion and protection of economic and sovereign interests.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Technocratic, treaty-implementation bill with moderate regulatory impacts; chances improved by bipartisan framing but impeded by fisheries stakeholder concerns and Senate procedure.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberal emphasizes habitat, bycatch reductions, and international cooperation
Technocratic, treaty-implementation bill with moderate regulatory impacts; chances improved by bipartisan framing but impeded by fisheries…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill provides a clear statutory framework to implement the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: it defines covered organisms and range, creates prohib…
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