119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jul 27, 2026
Bycatch Reduction Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jul 27, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
No official summary has been published for this bill.
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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5 citations.
OCEAN CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: ESP ADVISORS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…rine carbon dioxide removal, Arctic conservation, shipping, maritime decarbonization, deep-sea mining, NOAA defense, coastal and ocean science, and permitting; H.R.9953/S.3579, Bycatch Reduction Act; H.R. 9637, Protecting Columbia River Salmon Act of 2026; H.R. 9621, Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GLACIER FISH COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Sustainable fishery management policies Seafood Trade Policy Fishing vessel construction incentives S.4938/HR 9953 "Bycatch Reduction Act"
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SEAFOODS · lobbying firm or registrant: BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Sustainable fishery management policies Seafood Trade Policy Fishing vessel construction incentives S.4938/HR 9953 "Bycatch Reduction Act"
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COASTAL VILLAGES REGION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$25,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Western Alaska Community Development Quota program Seafood Trade Policy Fishing Vessel Construction Incentives S.4938/HR 9953 "Bycatch Reduction Act"
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OCEAN CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: OCEAN CONSERVANCY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…competitiveness of the United States in marine energy technologies, and for other purposes H.R.1897 - ESA Amendments Act of 2025 S.4938 - Bycatch Reduction Act H.R.9953 - Bycatch Reduction Act H.J.Res.205 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Envi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing