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H.R. 9436

Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026

Natural Resources Committee · Rep. Michael Lawler (R-NY)

The bill would extend the deadline for the federal government to issue new regulations protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales from fishing gear entanglement, pushing the deadline from 2028 to 2035. It aims to give the lobster and crab fishing industries more time to comply with requirements to use existing or new technologies that reduce the risk of whales becoming tangled in their equipment.[AI-Generated]

Passed House (219-196) 1 September 2026

Record as of 1 September 2026 — the most recent action in the official record. Status can lag; each step below carries its own date.

  1. 1 September 2026 Passed House (219-196)

    What's next: To the Senate (if and when it takes it up)

    11 more actions
    1. 1 September 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
    2. 1 September 2026 On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 212 (Roll no. 290).
    3. 1 September 2026 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5408-5409)
    4. 1 September 2026 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 9436, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Dingell demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
    5. 1 September 2026 The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
    6. 1 September 2026 Mrs. Dingell moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H5401)
    7. 1 September 2026 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
    8. 1 September 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 9436.
    9. 1 September 2026 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H. Res. 1490 and H.R. 4795. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H.Res. 1490, and H.R. 4795 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R. 4795.
    10. 1 September 2026 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1499. (consideration: CR H5395-5401)
    11. 31 August 2026 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1499 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H. Res. 1490 and H.R. 4795. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H.Res. 1490, and H.R. 4795 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R. 4795.
  2. 27 August 2026 Reported by committee
  3. 27 August 2026 Placed on calendar (House)
    2 more actions
    1. 15 July 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.
    2. 15 July 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  4. 24 June 2026 Referred to committee
  5. 24 June 2026 Introduced in House
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