Oregon Senator Ron Wyden Introduces Bill to Expand Disaster Relief to Fisheries Harmed by Tariffs
On Wednesday Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and Massachusetts Representative Seth Moulton introduced legislation to expand disaster relief to fisheries harmed by tariffs.
NOAA's guidelines to identify a fishery disaster does not explicitly include tariffs. However, Wyden's bill would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Act, which would require NOAA to "evaluate the impacts of duties imposed on American seafood, ensuring the Department of Commerce receives a complete overview of factors affecting a fishery in all fishery disaster declaration designations...
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