# 117-hr-9373: To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment.

117-hr-9373, To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9373
- Congress: 117
- Title: To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2022-12-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from issuing an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until (1) the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete, and (2) the data related to such study is integrated into the South Atlantic red snapper research track and operational stock assessment.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9373 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9373)

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