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House bill · H.R. 9953 (119th Congress)

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…

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Jul 27, 2026

Sponsor: Nicholas J. Begich III (U.S. Representative, AK at-large, Republican)

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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.

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Summary

This bill would establish trawl gear performance standards and seafloor protection requirements for Alaskan fisheries, modernize electronic monitoring, and restrict unsustainable seafood imports.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

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

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Full history

  1. Jul 27, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  2. Jul 27, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  3. Jul 27, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    U.S. House of Representatives

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