Congress
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Congress Recognizes National Fish Habitat Partnership
The new law expands NFHP Board membership, authorizes funding to partner organizations, adds Congressional reporting requirements, and more.
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Congress Urged by 127 Outdoor Recreation Businesses
If passed, will stimulate the outdoor recreation industry and the thousands of small and large businesses that comprise the growing industry.
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California Boating Congress is set
A number of other important issues, including the value of the 12-month state fishing license
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Support in Congress for Everglades Restoration as Boating/Angling Community Rallies
With federal appropriations season fully underway, nearly a dozen boating and fishing organizations recently wrote to Senate appropriators and encouraged lawmakers to continue the long-time support for the protection and restoration of America’s Everglades by providing robust funding for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). Everglades restoration is a top NMMA advocacy priority and the association played a leading role in drafting the letter.
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California Boating Congress March 5-6 in Sacramento
Save the date . . . The past three years have proven the value of communication between boaters, the marine industry, and California state legislators and regulators in shaping future boating policy, funding, and regulation!
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First-Ever Sportfishing-Focused Legislation to Pass Congress Heads to President’s Desk
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S.1520, the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 (Modern Fish Act). Today’s vote was the final step toward sending the landmark legislation to the President’s desk after it passed the Senate on December 17.
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February Marks California Boating Congress
California, with its abundance of rivers, lakes, Delta and coastal waterways, is one of the largest boating states in the nation. Mr. Newsome will be highlighting the importance and economic impact of boating in the state, including the numerous jobs and associated businesses revolving around recreational boating activity. The boating industry contributes more than $9.6 Billion annually to the state economy, a fact that many of our state legislators and regulators need to be reminded of.
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Tell your representatives in Congress to support the Modern Fish Act
As recreational anglers, we're hooked on fishing, and we want future generations to know the joy of the friendships, the memories, the salty spray off the bow and the adrenaline of landing a fish.
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Major Water Projects Bill Approved by Congress | American Sportfishing Association
Over the weekend, the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive maritime infrastructure bill that drew a mixed reaction from the recreational fishing industry. By a 78-21 vote, the Senate passed the “Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN),” which had been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier last week.
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Sportsmen's Caucus Hails Passage of Sportsmen's Act
Members of the Senate Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) today hailed the bipartisan passage of the Sportsmen's Act of 2015 by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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B.A.S.S. Urges Congress To Restore Funding For Fishing And Hunting
B.A.S.S., along with 30 other conservation organizations, has signed a letter urging Congress to restore funding for sportfishing projects suffering under the current federal budget impasse.