September 26, 2013 Robert Moller NOAA Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
Our Work With Congress NOAA works with Congress through the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Typical ways we interact: Meetings with Members and Staff Official Correspondence Hearings and QFRs Site Visits Our goal is to keep Congress well informed of what NOAA is doing to implement the laws Congress passes There are three main Committees of jurisdiction on fisheries issues: The Senate Commerce Committee The House Natural Resources Committee The House and Senate Appropriations Committees
Senate Commerce Committee Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Senator Rockefeller (D-WV), Chair Senator Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and USCG Senator Begich (D-AK), Chair Senator Nelson (D-FL) Senator Cantwell (D-WA) Senator Blumenthal (D-CT) Senator Schatz (D-HI) Senator Rubio (R-FL), Ranking Member Senator Wicker (R-MS) Senator Ayotte (R-NH) Senator Coats (R-IN) Senator Scott (R-SC) Senator Cruz (R-TX)
Senate Commerce Committee Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee NOAA Related Hot Topics: Magnuson-Stevens Oversight Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Legislation RESTORE Act Extreme Weather and Climate NOAA Satellite Programs
Senate Appropriations Committee Appropriations Senator Mikulski (D-MD), Chair Senator Shelby (R-AL), Ranking Member Subcommittee on C, J, S, and Related Agencies Senator Mikulski (D-MD) Chairman Senator Leahy (D-VT) Senator Feinstein (D-CA) Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) Senator Pryor (D-AR) Senator Landrieu (D-LA) Senator Shaheen (D-NH) Senator Merkley (D-OR) Senator Coons (D-DE) Senator Shelby (R-AL) Ranking Member Senator McConnell (KY) Senator Alexander (TN) Senator Collins (ME) Senator Murkowski (AK) Senator Graham (SC) Senator Kirk (IL) Senator Boozman (AR)
House Natural Resources Committee House Natural Resources Committee Congressman Hastings (R-WA), Chair Congressman DeFazio (D-OR), Ranking Member Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans, and Wildlife Congressman Fleming (R-LA), Chair Congressman Young (R-AK) Congressman Wittman (R-VA) Congressman Thompson (R-PA) Congressman Duncan (R-SC) Congressman Southerland (R-FL) Congressman Flores (R-TX) Congressman Runyan (R-NJ) Congressman Smith (R-MO) Congressman Hastings (R-WA) Delegate Sablan (D-NMI), Ranking Member Delegate Faleomavaega (D-AS) Congressman Pallone (D-NJ) Delegate Bordallo (D-GU) Delegate Pierluisi (D-PR) Congresswoman Shea-Porter (D- NH) Congressman Lowenthal (D-CA) Congressman Garcia (D-FL) Congressman DeFazio(D-MA)
House Natural Resources Committee NOAA Related Hot Topics: Magnuson-Stevens Oversight and Reauthorization ESA-related Fishery Management Measures Fisheries Stock Assessments and Surveys Ocean governance, National Ocean Policy, and Coastal & Marine Spatial Planning
House Appropriations Committee House Appropriations: Congressman Rogers (R-KY), Chair Congresswoman Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Member Subcommittee On Commerce, Justice, Science Congressman Wolf (R-VA), Chair Congressman Culberson (R-TX) Congressman Aderholt (R-AL) Congressman Graves (R-GA) Congressman Rooney (R-FL) Congressman Harris (R-MD) Congressman Fattah (D-PA), Ranking Member Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) Congressman Michael Honda (D-CA) Congressman Serrano (D-NY)
Some of the high profile issues affecting fisheries facing Congress right now? Budget and Sequestration Fiscal Year ends on Sept. 30 th Debt Ceiling in mid-october MSA Reauthorization Data Collection and Electronic Monitoring Endangered Species Act (ESA) listings RESTORE Act Implementation Fishery disaster requests