H.R. 470: Red Snapper Act of 2025
Latest action, January 16, 2025: Introduced in House
Official summary
Red Snapper Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from restricting certain fishing activities in the South Atlantic until data from the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is integrated into the next South Atlantic red snapper Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) stock assessment. The bill provides that NOAA may not issue an interim rule, final rule, or Secretarial Amendment establishing an area closure or a bottom fishing closure for specified species until (1) the study is complete; and (2) the study data is integrated into the first South Atlantic red snapper SEDAR stock assessment that is carried out after the bill's enactment. The limitation applies to fishing for species managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region, including red snapper, grouper, and porgy. (Closures generally restrict recreational and commercial fishing to prevent overfishing and for other conservation purposes.)
Sponsors
- John H. Rutherford
- Aaron Bean
- Addison P. McDowell
- Anna Paulina Luna
- Austin Scott
- Brian J. Mast
- Byron Donalds
- Carlos A. Gimenez
- Cory Mills
- Daniel Webster
- Darren Soto
- David Rouzer
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
- Gus M. Bilirakis
- Jared Moskowitz
- Laurel M. Lee
- Maria Elvira Salazar
- Mario Diaz-Balart
- Mike Ezell
- Mike Haridopolos
- Nancy Mace
- Neal P. Dunn
- Randy Fine
- Russell Fry
- Scott Franklin
- Vern Buchanan
- W. Gregory Steube