Public Law 114-327 · H.R. 6452 · Became law December 16, 2016

Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act

Official title: “To implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean, to implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes.”

House: without objection · Senate: voice vote
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