Rhode Island Fishermen’s Fairness Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Mar 26, 2025
What it does
The bill would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island as a member state of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. It would update the council’s composition by including Rhode Island in the list of member states and adjusting the total number of voting representatives from 21 to 23 and the number of representatives from the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts from 13 to 14. This change aims to give Rhode Island fishermen a formal voice in regional fisheries management decisions affecting the Mid-Atlantic region. The bill affects Rhode Island’s fishing industry and the governance structure of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.