H.R. 9953 Introduced Public Lands and Natural Resources

Bycatch Reduction Act

To reduce trawl gear impacts on bycatch and seafloor habitat in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska, to establish gear performance standards, seafloor contact detection, and salmon excluder requirements, to improve Council transparency and participation, to prioritize ecosystem analyses, to modernize electronic monitoring, to prohibit unsustainable foreign seafood imports, and to establish a Bycatch Mitigation and Habitat Protection Assistance Fund.

  1. Introduced
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  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] Introduced July 27, 2026 Cosponsors 0 Latest action July 27, 2026

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  1. Jul 27, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  2. Jul 27, 2026 Introduced in House

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