Help test and deploy innovative fishing gear and equipment that reduce bycatch or habitat disturbances.

Third, the legislation will help test and deploy innovative fishing gear and equipment that reduce bycatch or habitat disturbances.

Sullivan said the legislation would support testing and deployment of fishing gear and equipment designed to reduce bycatch and habitat disturbance.

Sullivan Introduces Bycatch Reduction Act
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.5

Sullivan's official press-release index says he introduced the Bycatch Reduction Act, an updated version of prior bycatch legislation, incorporating Alaska stakeholder input and growing out of the Alaska Salmon Task Force Act.

Within the 2026-06-11 to 2026-07-10 lookback window, Sullivan took new concrete legislative action on bycatch. The item shows introduction, not enactment or deployment, so the commitment remains unresolved with clear effort.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Press Releases
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

Congress.gov lists S.273 as passed by the Senate by voice vote on 2021-09-14, then held at the House desk on 2021-09-17. CRS summary says Commerce would conduct a transition program to phase out large-scale driftnet fishing and promote alternative fishing practices that minimize incidental catch.

The 117th Congress version made Senate progress toward alternative fishing practices that reduce bycatch, but it did not become law on this bill record.

partial later_term A for effort

S.273 - Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, 117th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%

Congress.gov lists S.906 as vetoed by the President on 2021-01-01 after passing the Senate and House. CRS summary says the bill would require Commerce to conduct a transition program and award grants promoting alternative fishing practices that minimize incidental catch.

This earlier attempt was directly aligned with deploying lower-bycatch alternative gear but was blocked by veto, so it did not deliver the commitment despite serious legislative progress.

never same_term A for effort

S.906 - Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, 116th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 80%

The Senate Commerce report states S.906 would phase out the U.S. West Coast large-scale driftnet fishery and implement a program to help affected fishers transition to alternative gear types. It also says the policy is to promote development and adoption of fishing methods and gear types that minimize incidental catch.

The committee report documents that the legislative approach matched the promise's substance: transition from high-bycatch gear to alternative gear. It supports effort and policy alignment, but not final delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

S. Rept. 116-166 - Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 76%