S 2357
· 119th Congress
· Public Lands and Natural Resources
Young Fishermen’s Development Program Reauthorization Act
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 351.
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Mar 11, 2026
committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-115.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Mar 11, 2026
other
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 351.
Oct 21, 2025
committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Jul 17, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
Jul 17, 2025
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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--- Introduced (Senate)
+++ Reported (Senate)
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 2357 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
+[S. 2357 Reported in Senate (RS)]
<DOC>
+Calendar No. 351
119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
+2d Session
S. 2357
+
+[Report No. 119-115]
To reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act, and for other
purposes.
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July 17, 2025
-Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Markey)
-introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
-Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
+Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Markey, and
+Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice
+and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
+
+March 11, 2026
+
+Reported by Mr. Cruz, with an amendment
+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
+in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
+<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Young Fishermen's
+Development Extension Act''.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED>SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE YOUNG FISHERMEN'S DEVELOPMENT
+ACT.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> Section 5(a) of the Young Fishermen's Development Act (33
+U.S.C. 1144(a)) is amended by striking ``2026'' and inserting
+``2031''.</DELETED>
+
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Young Fishermen's Development
-Extension Act''.
+Program Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE YOUNG FISHERMEN'S DEVELOPMENT ACT.
-Section 5(a) of the Young Fishermen's Development Act (33 U.S.C.
-1144(a)) is amended by striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2031''.
-<all>
+The Young Fishermen's Development Act (33 U.S.C. 1141 et seq.) is
+amended--
+(1) in section 4--
+(A) in subsection (a)--
+(i) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``,
+including crew management and disaster
+preparedness'' before the semicolon;
+(ii) in paragraph (6), by inserting
+``seafood handling,'' after ``chain,'';
+(iii) by striking paragraph (11);
+(iv) in paragraph (10)--
+(I) by inserting ``technical
+assistance,'' before ``mentoring''; and
+(II) by striking ``and'' after the
+semicolon; and
+(v) by inserting after paragraph (10) the
+following:
+``(11) fishing portfolio diversification and expansion; and
+``(12) management of working waterfronts and related
+shoreside infrastructure.'';
+(B) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ``but non-
+concurrent'' after ``consecutive''; and
+(C) in subsection (f)--
+(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
+(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E),
+respectively, and moving the margins of such
+subparagraphs 2 ems to the right;
+(ii) by striking ``In carrying out'' and
+inserting the following:
+``(1) In general.--In carrying out''; and
+(iii) by adding at the end the following:
+``(2) Tracking, identifying, and evaluating progress.--The
+Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Sea Grant
+Office, shall, to the extent practicable, track the career
+progression of participants in the Program, identify those who
+subsequently enter or remain in commercial fisheries of the
+United States and the Great Lakes or related industries, and
+use these outcomes as a key factor in evaluating the
+effectiveness of, and future eligibility for, grant
+applications.''; and
+(2) in section 5(a), by striking ``2022 through 2026'' and
+inserting ``2026 through 2031''.
+Calendar No. 351
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+2d Session
+
+S. 2357
+
+[Report No. 119-115]
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act, and for other
+purposes.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+March 11, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment
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