Bills / H.R. 9436
H.R. 9436
Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026
In plain English
The Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 would move the deadline for new whale-protection rules from 2028 to 2035. The National Marine Fisheries Service must issue these rules for American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries, requiring fishing gear technologies, as appropriate, to reduce whale entanglements. The bill affects those fisheries and protections for endangered Atlantic large whales.
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Sponsor and status
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How South Carolina voted
On Passage · House roll call 291 · 2026-09-01 · Roll-call record ↗
| Jim Clyburn (D) | Joe Wilson (R) | Nancy Mace (R) | Ralph Norman (R) | Russell Fry (R) | Sheri Biggs (R) | William Timmons (R) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nay | Yea | Yea | Yea | Yea | Yea | Yea |
Who lobbied
Lobbying reports name the bills a client worked on. They don't say which side anyone took.
14 reports from 10 clients reporting $1,142,000 in fees and expenses. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (3)
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (2)
- WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY ↗2 reports
- EARTHJUSTICE ACTION ↗1 report
Not classified (5)
- DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE ↗2 reports
- INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE ↗2 reports
- ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY ↗1 report
- STATE OF MAINE-DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES ↗1 report
- OCEANA ↗1 report
Groupings are our label from each organization's name and industry, not its legal or tax status.
The connection table
Organizations that lobbied this bill, and money each gave South Carolina's delegates this cycle: its PAC's contributions (FEC) plus its lobbyists' reported contributions and event payments (LD‑203, group events excluded). Exact name matches only. An empty cell means no matching money was found. Under each name is that delegate’s final vote on the bill (passage or last substantive vote). Delegates who didn’t vote on it, for example because they weren’t serving, are grayed out and left out of the Total column.
| Organization | D. GrahamNo vote | L. GrahamNo vote | T. ScottNo vote | J. ClyburnNay | J. WilsonYea | N. MaceYea | R. NormanYea | R. FryYea | S. BiggsYea | W. TimmonsYea | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | $2,500 |
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 | – | – |