Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 7/5/2021
Actions
- 2021-07-05Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- 2021-05-19Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-19Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-19Introduced in House
- 2021-05-19Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-19 (00)
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2021
This bill revises provisions regarding shark conservation and fishery management.
The bill requires any country that seeks to import shark products into the United States to obtain a certification from the Department of Commerce that the country has a regulatory program in effect to provide for the conservation and management of sharks, including measures to prohibit the removal of any of the fins of a shark (including the tail).
Commerce must revise its regulations to include rays and skates as species that are subject to the Seafood Traceability Program. The Seafood Traceability Program has data reporting and recordkeeping requirements at the time of entry for imported fish or fish products entered into U.S. commerce.
Cosponsors (14)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- KEN CALVERT (R-CA)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- DON YOUNG (R-AK)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
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