Bill Information for hr6939-119

Long Title

To address data and research gaps to improve marine environmental data collection, particularly in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska, prioritize technology that supports research, bycatch reduction, and marine benthic habitat in Alaska fisheries, advance and streamline electronic monitoring and electronic reporting in United States fisheries, and establish a fund to provide financial assistance for fishermen purchasing gear and technology aimed at reducing bycatch and marine benthic habitat contact from trawl fishing gear.

Vote Information

Status: REFERRED as of 2026-01-06 00:00:00.

Sponsor: This bill was sponsored by Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK).

Party line votes are determined based on this being a R-sponsored piece of legislation. See here for information on how party line votes are determined.

Vote count: There were 0 roll call votes on this bill in total.