H.R. 8904

Summary

H.R. 8904, the To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments, was introduced in the House on May 19, 2026 by Rep. Amata Radewagen (R). It was referred to Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, and last saw action on Jun 3, 2026: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Record

Text

H.R. 8904 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 8904 IH: To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-19
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8904  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 19, 2026   Mrs. Radewagen  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments.
1.
Regulation of fishing in marine national monuments
Section 304 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1854 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(j)
Regulation of fishing in marine national monuments
(1)
Prohibition on regulation by Presidential proclamation
Fishing in a marine national monument shall not be prohibited or otherwise regulated through a Presidential proclamation under section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Antiquities Act of 1906’), including any existing such Presidential proclamation.
(2)
Continued regulation under this Act
Fishing in a marine national monument shall continue to be regulated pursuant to this Act, consistent with other applicable law.
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To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments.

Sponsors

Rep. Amata Radewagen (R) sponsors H.R. 8904 alone.

Amata Radewagen

Rep. · R–AS · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 8904 went before 2 committees: Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee and Natural Resources.

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · Jun 3, 2026 · 24 Bills

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · May 19, 2026 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8904 has taken 4 actions since May 19, 2026, the latest on Jun 3, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8904 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8904 goes by 2 titles.

• To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments. — Display Title
• To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 13 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8904 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Energy/Nuclear, Government Issues, Natural Resources.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8904 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8904’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 8904 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Marine and coastal resources, fisheries to Monuments and memorials.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8904, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 19, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. RADEWAGEN:H.R. 8904.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H3628]

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