Legislation similar to the new Republican package squeaked by in the House last year, on a 216-to-210 vote, but was never considered by the Senate.
There will be 44 new faces - 10 percent - in the House next year.
A similar bill was narrowly defeated in the House last year after ferocious lobbying by the industry.
A similar bill passed the House last year, 217 to 203, but died in the Senate.
The Democrats took the Senate and the House two years before the end of the Bush presidency.
I described the situation concerning sardines - notably in Portuguese waters - in the House last year.
It is unfortunate that she is being placed in a position where she may not come back to this House next year.
The legislation passed in the House last year and this year but has not passed in the Senate.
As a member of the House last year he had urged Congress to help preserve the dignity of Indians.
Eleanor Roosevelt, during her post-White House years, was asked by party leaders to make a run for the seat.