Federal · 119th Congress
Bycatch Reduction Act
Policy areaPublic Lands and Natural Resources
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Other titles2
A bill 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.Official Title as Introduced
Bycatch Reduction ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
Legislative history2
Sep 16, 2026
Senate · CommitteeCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 24, 2026
SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.