This bill would change part of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(B)). It would add Rhode Island to the list of States served by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council by inserting Rhode Island into two places in that list. The bill also replaces two numbers in that statutory subsection: it strikes "21" and inserts "23," and strikes "13" and inserts "14." The bill was introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2025, by John Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The bill would make Rhode Island part of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council according to the text of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. No publicly available information in the bill text or metadata explains other specific changes, such as how council seats, voting, or management actions would be adjusted.
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