Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act
- Last Action
- 12/30/2022
Actions
- 2022-12-30Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 493.
- 2022-12-30Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- 2022-12-30Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- 2022-12-30Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- 2022-12-30Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- 2022-12-30Committee on Transportation discharged.
- 2022-12-30Committee on Transportation discharged.
- 2022-12-30Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
- 2022-12-30Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
- 2022-12-30Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-674, Part I.
- 2022-12-30Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-674, Part I.
- 2021-10-13Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 2021-10-13Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2021-10-13Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
- 2021-07-29Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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CRS Summary
As of 2022-12-30 (08)
Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act
This bill sets forth and revises federal law concerning activities to combat human trafficking and illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing in the seafood industry.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shall expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program to apply to all seafood and seafood products imported into the United States.
The Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security, Labor, and Health and Human Services must jointly execute a memorandum of understanding to codify and improve interagency cooperation on seafood safety, preventing illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing and human trafficking, including forced labor, and seafood fraud prevention, enforcement, and inspections.
NOAA shall engage with each flag, coastal, port, and market nation that exports seafood to the United States to collect information sufficient to evaluate the effectiveness of such nation's management of fisheries and control systems to prevent illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing.
Cosponsors (19)
- Garret Graves (R-LA)
- Steven Palazzo (R-MS)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- Frank Mrvan (D-IN)
Subjects
- Accounting and auditing
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Aquaculture
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crimes against children
- Customs enforcement
- Department of Commerce
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Fishes
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Human trafficking
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