S. 4938 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jun 24, 2026
119th Congress
2nd SessionS. 4938
2nd SessionS. 4938
A BILL
Bycatch Reduction Act
In the SenateNo vote yet
Sponsor: Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 16, 2026: “Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.”
Sections
Sections · 10
- Sec. 1Short titleNo change
- Sec. 2Ensuring mid-water nets do not operate like bottom trawl gearNo change
- Sec. 3Getting trawl nets off the seafloor to reduce unobserved fishing mortality and habitat impactsNo change
- Sec. 4Improving public transparency and increasing participation in the North Pacific Fishery management council processNo change
- Sec. 5Requiring salmon excluders in the North PacificNo change
- Sec. 6Prioritizing foundational investigations and ecosystem analyses to reduce bycatch and seafloor impactsNo change
- Sec. 7Prohibiting unsustainable foreign seafood importsNo change
- Sec. 8Building infrastructure to support cleaner fishing gear and innovative technologyNo change
- Sec. 9Modernizing fisheries monitoring and improving observer program transparencyNo change
- Sec. 10Investing in cleaner fishing gear and healthy seafloor habitatsNo change