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House vote: S. 497 // April 26, 2022Needed two-thirds to pass

American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-AK)

This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee. The committee must provide advice to NOAA on an existing program that awards grants for fisheries research and development projects, such as projects concerning fisheries science or recreational fishing. Specifically, the committee must (1) identify the needs of the fishing community, (2) develop the request for proposals for the grant program, (3) review grant applications, and (4) provide NOAA with grant applications for approval.

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

399 votes, representing 239,231,098 people91.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

10 votes, representing 6,200,126 people2.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.8% 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
YeaWon39991.9%
NayLost102.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.8%