To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are…

Summary

Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 This bill extends the deadline from 2028 to 2035 for the National Marine Fisheries Service to issue new regulations that protect the endangered Atlantic large whale from certain lobster and crab fishing gear. Under current law, the new regulations must include requirements for the American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries to utilize existing and innovative fishing gear technologies as appropriate to reduce the risk of whales becoming entangled in their gear.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives

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Recorded votes

• Vote: On Passage

  U.S. HouseSep 1, 2026Result: Passed

  Voted yes (219)Voted no (196)Voted present (0)Absent (17)

  See member positions for the vote on Sep 1, 2026 (On Passage)

• Vote: On Motion to Recommit

  U.S. HouseSep 1, 2026Result: Failed

  Voted yes (202)Voted no (212)Voted present (0)Absent (18)

  See member positions for the vote on Sep 1, 2026 (On Motion to Recommit)

Related bills

• H.R. 8509To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective.Related bill
• H.Res. 1499Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9436) to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1490) providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act, to require an institution that participates in certain programs under that Act to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel, and for other purposes; and relating to consideration of motions to suspend the rules.Related bill, procedurally related

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Full history

1. Sep 14, 2026

   Sent to the executive

   Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

   U.S. Senate

2. Sep 1, 2026

   Debate - the House Proceeded With One Hour of Debate on H.R. 9436.

   DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 9436.

   U.S. House of Representatives

3. Sep 1, 2026

   Passed a chamber

   Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

4. Sep 1, 2026

   Passed a chamber

   Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

5. Sep 1, 2026

   On Motion to Recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 212 (roll no. 290).

   On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 212 (Roll no. 290).

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