# 116-hr-4719: FISH SAFE Act

116-hr-4719, FISH SAFE Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4719
- Congress: 116
- Title: FISH SAFE Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced: 2019-10-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Funding Instruction for Safety, Health, and Security Avoids Fishing Emergencies Act or the FISH SAFE Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2021 and expands the Department of Health and Human Services fishing safety training and research grant programs. The federal share of the costs of any activity that may be carried out using grants under the programs is increased to 75%. Currently, the federal share must not exceed 50%. The bill is retroactively effective.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2019-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-5995: Major Richard Star Act
- 116-hr-2435: Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4719 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4719)

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- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-5995: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5995)
- [116-hr-2435: Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2435)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4719 (as of 2025-11-18).