Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 passed the House 69 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJun 24, 2026
ReportedJul 15, 2026
Passed one chamberSep 1, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 77 words.
Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 This bill extends the deadline from 2028 to 2035 for the National Marine Fisheries Service to issue new regulations that protect the endangered Atlantic large whale from certain lobster and crab fishing gear. Under current law, the new regulations must include requirements for the American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries to utilize existing and innovative fishing gear technologies as appropriate to reduce the risk of whales becoming entangled in their gear.
Context
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Policy area
- Animals: 6 of 413 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.5%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 178 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 58 words
- Subjects
- Agricultural equipment and machineryAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsFishesMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Latest action
- Sep 14, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Procedural (rules, motions) · 1
- 119th H.Res. 1499 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered proj R · Agreed to
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 8509 To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic rig D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]