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House vote: S. 1520 // December 19, 2018Needed two-thirds to pass

Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-MS)

(Sec. 3) This bill defines "mixed-use fishery" to mean a federal fishery in which two or more of the following occur: (1) recreational fishing, (2) charter fishing, or (3) commercial fishing. TITLE I--CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT (Sec. 101) The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on mixed-use fisheries in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. (Sec. 102) The bill authorizes a regional fishery management council to use management measures in developing a plan or proposed regulations for a recreational fishery or the recreational component of a mixed-use fishery.

Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

350 votes, representing 203,413,904 people80.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

11 votes, representing 6,580,907 people2.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 17.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon35080.3%
NayLost112.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken017.1%