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Read. Follow. Verify.Hearings on Extending Funding for Fish Conservation and Striped Bass Research
Record date · July 20, 2026
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What This Bill Does
This document records Senate hearings held in 1979 regarding S. 838, a bill to reauthorize funding for the Conservation Act. The hearings specifically addressed the need for an emergency investigation into the status of Striped Bass populations in Atlantic coastal waters.
The hearings established the legislative record for extending federal for fish conservation programs and initiating a specific federal study on the decline of Atlantic Striped Bass.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Atlantic coastal fishing communities
These groups are affected by federal regulations and research findings regarding the Striped Bass population.
Federal agencies managing fish conservation
These agencies are responsible for implementing the provisions of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act and conducting the proposed emergency investigations.
Key Facts
- The hearings were held to discuss S. 838, a bill to reauthorize appropriations for the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act.
- The bill includes a provision to initiate an emergency investigation into the Striped Bass population in Atlantic coastal waters.
- Hearings were conducted in two locations: Washington, D.C. on March 5, 1979, and Warwick, Rhode Island on April 9, 1979.
- The proceedings were managed by the Subcommittee on Resource Protection of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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- The legislative session was the first session of the Ninety-sixth Congress.
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Focus on Striped Bass
The inclusion of an emergency investigation for Striped Bass suggests a specific, localized environmental concern driving the broader reauthorization bill.
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