H.R. 9436

Summary

H.R. 9436, the Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jun 24, 2026 by Rep. Michael Lawler (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Sep 1, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Record

Text

H.R. 9436 has 1 co-sponsor and 1 amendment.

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  Union Calendar No. 667
  119TH CONGRESS
  2D SESSION
  H. R. 9436
  [Report No. 119–766]
  To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time
  period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right
  whale are effective.
  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  JUNE 24, 2026
  Mr. LAWLER (for himself and Mr. GOLDEN of Maine) introduced the following
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
  AUGUST 27, 2026
  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
  House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
  [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
  [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 24, 2026]
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  A BILL
  To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to
  extend the time period for which certain regulations con-
  cerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective.
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  1  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
  2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
  3     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  4  This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Northeast Lobsterman
  5 Protection Act of 2026’’.
  6     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN REGU-
  7  LATIONS  CONCERNING  NORTH  ATLANTIC
  8  RIGHT WHALE.
  9  Section 101 of division JJ of the Consolidated Appro-
  10 priations Act, 2023 (16 U.S.C. 1387 note) is amended by
  11 striking ‘‘2028’’ each place it appears and inserting
  12 ‘‘2035’’.
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  Union Calendar No. 667
119TH CONGRESS
   2D SESSION       H. R. 9436
  [Report No. 119–766]
  H9436
  A BILL
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To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
  2023 to extend the time period for which certain
  regulations concerning the North Atlantic right
  whale are effective.
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  AUGUST 27, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
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  mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
  and ordered to be printed
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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Michael Lawler (R) sponsors H.R. 9436, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 24, 2026

Jared Golden

Rep. · D–ME-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 24, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 9436 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Reported By · Aug 27, 2026 · 395 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 9436, the latest H. Rept. 119-766.

• H. Rept. 119-766 — NORTHEAST LOBSTERMAN PROTECTION ACT OF 2026

Actions

H.R. 9436 has taken 24 actions since Jun 24, 2026, the latest on Sep 1, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9436 went to 2 roll calls in the House, the latest on Sep 1, 2026 at 219–196.

Amendments

1 amendment has been offered to H.R. 9436, the latest acted on Sep 1, 2026.

HAMDT 269Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1499, that in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-40 is considered adopted.Sep 1, 2026 · On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

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Related bills

2 bills are related to H.R. 9436.

HR 8509To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective.Apr 27, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · Identical billHRES 1499Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9436) to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1490) providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act, to require an institution that participates in certain programs under that Act to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel, and for other purposes; and relating to consideration of motions to suspend the rules.Sep 1, 2026 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 9436 goes by 5 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
• To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
• Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
• To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9436 in 3 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Animals, Natural Resources, Energy/Nuclear, Foreign Relations, Homeland Security, Immigration.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9436 under Animals, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9436’s is Animals.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 9436 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Agricultural equipment and machinery to Marine and coastal resources, fisheries.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9436, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[House]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
By Mr. LAWLER:
H.R. 9436.
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant
to the following:
Article I Section 8 Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution
[Page H4246]

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