“Ban factory trawling and keep mid-water (pelagic) trawlers off the ocean bottom to reduce bycatch and protect Alaska salmon stocks.”
Sources (click to view full provenance)
Propose an edit to this promise's details
Suggest a sourced correction to the promise text, topic, scope, significance, or dates. Changing the promise text requires a source. Your suggestion is reviewed before it changes the record.
Free — it takes a minute. New here? Create an account and complete the Contributor Agreement once.
Assessments
evidence-backed verdictsThese are sourced verdicts from fact-checkers or community evidence reviews — not opinions.
Independently re-verified both primary sources on govinfo.gov. H.R. 8507 (Bottom Trawl Clarity Act of 2024) confirms 'Mrs. Peltola introduced this bill on May 22, 2024' as sole introducing sponsor; it requires Regional Fishery Management Councils to designate 'Bottom Trawl Zones' and, critically for the promise, requires 'a monitoring and enforcement plan to ensure that any pelagic trawl fishing activity carried out within a fishery managed by such Council has limited bottom contact.' H.R. 8508 (Bycatch Reduction and Mitigation Act of 2024) confirms 'Mrs. Peltola introduced this bill' (with cosponsors Graves-LA and Huffman) reauthorizing NOAA's bycatch engineering program and creating a Bycatch Mitigation Assistance Fund with 60% floor for small commercial fishing vessels. Neither bill was enacted in the 118th Congress; Peltola lost re-election Nov 2024 and left office Jan 2025. This is a lead-sponsor effort that did not land — squarely CHAMPIONED (+0.75), not FULL. Nonpartisan check: a Republican who introduced two on-point bills that did not pass would receive the same CHAMPIONED label. The promise's 'ban factory trawling' element is partially addressed by the pelagic-contact restriction rather than an outright ban, but sponsorship of two direct-on-point bills clears the CHAMPIONED bar.
Your opinion on this assessment(clearly labeled opinion)
Sign in to vote.
Discussion
community opinionsComments are user opinions — not verdicts. They do not affect the official assessment.
Sign in to join the discussion.
Propose a correction
community accountabilitySee an error in the promise text, status, significance, or missing source? Submit a sourced correction — a reviewer will evaluate and apply it if accurate. Your submission must cite evidence; unsourced changes are not accepted.
Sign in or create an account to propose a correction.
Debate
sourced community argumentsThese are sourced community arguments — not StumpWatch assessments. Each cites a source and is community-contributed; it does not change the official status or rating above.
No arguments yet
Be the first to weigh in. Every argument cites a source and is reviewed before it publishes. Create an account to add one and help keep this promise honest.
Add a sourced argument
Cite a source for your point. Submissions are held for reviewer approval before they appear.
Sign in or create an account to add an argument.