Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 308.
This bill amends Section 5(a) of the Young Fishermen’s Development Act to extend its authorization period, replacing the current year (2026) with 2031. In effect, it reauthorizes the Act and its programs for an additional five years.
Left emphasizes workforce, equity, and continuation benefits
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped administrative reauthorization that correctly identifies the statutory target but provides only minimal statutory text and no fiscal, transitional, or accountability details in the provided excerpt.
This bill amends Section 5(a) of the Young Fishermen’s Development Act to extend its authorization period, replacing the current year (2026) with 2031.
In effect, it reauthorizes the Act and its programs for an additional five years.
Very narrow, low-controversy reauthorization with few policy changes makes enactment likely absent procedural obstacles.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped administrative reauthorization that correctly identifies the statutory target but provides only minimal statutory text and no fiscal, transitional, or accountability details in the provided excerpt.
Left emphasizes workforce, equity, and continuation benefits
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Left emphasizes workforce, equity, and continuation benefits
Likely supportive because it preserves funding and programs that train and support young, often coastal, fishing workers.
Views this as workforce development that can aid small-scale fishers and coastal communities.
Generally favorable as a narrow, targeted reauthorization with limited scope and bipartisan sponsorship.
Wants assurance of fiscal prudence, measurable outcomes, and oversight.
Cautiously open but skeptical; supports local fisheries but wary of extending federal programs without tighter limits.
Concerns focus on federal spending and program expansion.
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Very narrow, low-controversy reauthorization with few policy changes makes enactment likely absent procedural obstacles.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Left emphasizes workforce, equity, and continuation benefits
Very narrow, low-controversy reauthorization with few policy changes makes enactment likely absent procedural obstacles.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped administrative reauthorization that correctly identifies the statutory target but provides only minimal statutory text and no fiscal, transitiona…
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