Captain Accursio ``gus'' Sanfilippo Young Fishermen's Development Act

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Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3692) to reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act, as amended.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 3692

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Captain Accursio ``Gus'' Sanfilippo Young Fishermen's Development Act''. SEC. 2. YOUNG FISHERMEN'S DEVELOPMENT ACT REAUTHORIZATION.

Section 5(a) of the Young Fishermen's Development Act (33 U.S.C. 1144(a)) is amended by striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2031''.

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Mr. WESTERMAN. 3692, the bill now under consideration.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3692, the Captain Accursio ``Gus'' Sanfilippo Young Fishermen's Development Act, sponsored by Representative Moulton from Massachusetts.

This bill is named after the captain of the Lily Jean, who tragically lost his life, along with six others, when the fishing vessel sank off the coast of Massachusetts in January.

Our thoughts are with his family and the families of those who lost their lives in this terrible accident.

The Young Fishermen's national competitive grant program supports the training and education of the Nation's next generation of commercial fishermen. This legislation would reauthorize the program through fiscal year 2031, supporting the education of America's future fishermen and a competitive and sustainable American seafood economy.

Mr. Speaker, I support H.R. 3692, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, again, this bill promotes continued investment in both the next generation of American fishermen and the American seafood industry as a whole. I commend my friend, Mr. Moulton, for bringing this forward, and I support this bill, H.R. 3692.

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