The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA): Issues for the 119th Congress

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May 7, 2026

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Jun 11, 2026, 10:08 am UTC

Authors: Anthony R. Marshak

Source topics: Domestic Fisheries, Fishing Industry & Fisheries, Oceans & Fisheries, Wildlife & Ecosystems

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• HR 3718To reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 4690To reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 8862To reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 59To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 200Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act
  115th Congress
• HCONRES 85Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act on April 13, 2026, and recognizing its significant impact on the sustainable and profitable management of the Nation's fishery resources.
  119th Congress
• HR 4800To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to make certain freshwater fisheries eligible for fishery resource disaster relief.
  119th Congress
• HR 6150To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add an economic cause as an allowable cause to declare a fishery resource disaster.
  119th Congress
• S 4236A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility of Department of Agriculture loans and grants for fishing and mariculture businesses, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 5699To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to reform the Marine Recreational Information Program of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 3923A bill to improve the weather research of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, and expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data.
  119th Congress
• HR 6939To address data and research gaps to improve marine environmental data collection, particularly in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska, prioritize technology that supports research, bycatch reduction, and marine benthic habitat in Alaska fisheries, advance and streamline electronic monitoring and electronic reporting in United States fisheries, and establish a fund to provide financial assistance for fishermen purchasing gear and technology aimed at reducing bycatch and marine benthic habitat contact from trawl fishing gear.
  119th Congress
• S 3579A bill to address data and research gaps to improve marine environmental data collection, particularly in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska, prioritize technology that supports research, bycatch reduction, and marine benthic habitat in Alaska fisheries, advance and streamline electronic monitoring and electronic reporting in United States fisheries, and establish a fund to provide financial assistance for fishermen purchasing gear and technology aimed at reducing bycatch and marine benthic habitat contact from trawl fishing gear.
  119th Congress
• HR 3714To improve the management of forage fish.
  119th Congress
• HR 207To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a task force regarding shark depredation, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 2314A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a task force regarding shark depredation, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 3831To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to prohibit feeding sharks in the exclusive economic zone off the State of Florida.
  119th Congress
• S 3658A bill to support healthy fisheries in dynamic ocean conditions, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 2375To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
  119th Congress
• S 1152A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 8598To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to ensure representation for all fishery user groups on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 8542To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the delegation of authority to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama to manage certain expanded submerged lands, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 8904To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments.
  119th Congress