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H.R. 9436119th CongressOn the floor calendarLatest action Aug 27, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026
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HR 9436 pushes back a deadline for stricter whale-protection fishing rules from 2028 to 2035.
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This bill extends a deadline set in the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which kept existing North Atlantic right whale protection rules in place instead of imposing stricter ones. The deadline moves from 2028 to 2035, meaning current lobster and crab fishing regulations would stay unchanged for seven more years.
Lobster and crab fishing businesses in Maine, Massachusetts, and other New England states, along with federal regulators overseeing North Atlantic right whale protections.
Delaying the deadline keeps current fishing gear rules in place longer and postpones any stricter conservation measures aimed at protecting the endangered North Atlantic right whale from entanglement in fishing gear.
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Right now: it's on the House floor calendar. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 667.