Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act
- Last Action
- 3/1/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- 2019-02-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- 2019-01-24Referred 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.
- 2019-01-24Referred 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.
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-24 (00)
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2019
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 (20)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- DON YOUNG (R-AK)
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)
- Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Ted Yoho (R-FL)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Brian Higgins (D-NY)
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
- Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ)
- Ross Spano (R-FL)
- Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- KEN CALVERT (R-CA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Agricultural trade
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Fishes
- Hunting and fishing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Seafood
- Trade restrictions
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